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The narrator’s aunt
The older sister of the narrator’s friend, Mangan. The narrator has a powerful crush on her. She routinely interrupts the boys playing in the street when she comes outside to call her brother in for tea. She belongs to a convent and takes interest in the Araby bazaar, which is what sparks the narrator’s interest in it. There is no indication that she is aware of the narrator’s infatuation with her.
Mangan’s Sister Quotes in Araby
The Araby quotes below are all either spoken by Mangan’s Sister or refer to Mangan’s Sister. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance. … We walked through the flaring streets, jostled by drunken men and bargaining women, amid the curses of labourers, the shrill litanies of shop-boys who stood on guard by the barrels of pigs’ cheeks, the nasal chanting of street-singers, who sang a come-all-you about O’Donovan Rossa, or a ballad about the troubles in our native land.
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The narrator’s description here captures how Mangan’s sister offers him a mental escape from the gritty reality of Dublin. Here he daydreams about her as he accompanies his aunt on errands through the noisy, dirty Dublin market. Her image acts for him as a kind of shield, giving him access to “romance” even in places full of the unromantic, both the everyday hustle and bustle of life and the political tensions in Ireland implied by the references to O’Donovan Rossa and the “troubles.” The narrator thinks himself in love with Mangan’s sister, but it seems rather that he delights in Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet do
These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand.
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Here, for the first time, the narrator first describes Mangan’s sister in religious terms. He describes her as a “chalice,” which is the cup used in the Catholic ritual of the Eucharist and a symbolic reference to the Holy Grail. He goes on to compare the act of saying her name with praying, as though he is worshipping her like a divine idol. On the one hand, the narrator’s use of Catholic imagery suggests that his Catholic upbringing has provided much of the basis for how he sees the world and describes strong emotional feelings. Since this is the first Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesen
The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing. It fell over one side of her dress and caught the white border of a petticoat, just visible as she stood at ease.
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The light leads the reader through the narrator’s line of sight as he notices details of Mangan’s sister’s appearance, highlighting her physical characteristics one by one. The light finally rests on the hem of her petticoat, which seems to be peeking out unintentionally, but is highly suggestive. Unlike the end of the story where the narrator’s new knowledge is accompanied by darkness, here light actually does symbolize the narrator’s knowledge as it guides his gaze. His sudden notice of all of these intricate details–her hair, her neck and her petticoat–shows that he is becoming aware of his sexual attraction, and Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Poss
From the front window I saw my companions playing below in the street. Their cries reached me weakened and indistinct and, leaning my forehead against the cool glass, I looked over at the dark house where she lived.
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The windowpane acts as a literal and metaphorical barrier between the narrator and his friends, signifying that he has become alienated from them. He is completely disinterested in playing with them, and after he notices their presence without much remark, he immediately turns his gaze to Mangan’s sister’s house. The words “weakened” and “indistinct” further highlight this disconnect between him and his friends since they no longer understand each other on a personal level, just as he realizes he cannot really hear or understand their cries from the street. The symbol of darkness appears as he looks at Mangan’s sister’s Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati
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Mangan’s Sister Character Timeline in Araby
The timeline below shows where the character Mangan’s Sister appears in Araby. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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Every night Mangan’s sister comes outside to call him inside for tea. Mangan, one of the narrator’s friends, usually...
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The narrator begins to fantasize about Mangan’s sister constantly—even as he walks through the noisy, dirty Dublin market with his aunt, passing street-singers...
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When Mangan’s sister finally speaks to the narrator, it is to ask if he is planning to go...
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The narrator now begins to fantasize not only about Mangan’s sister , but about the Araby bazaar as well. He is fascinated with the exotic Eastern...
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...upstairs window he sees his friends playing in the street and then looks over at Mangan’s sister ’s house, seeing her “brown-clad figure” in his mind.
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