Araby
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Coming of Age
Religion and Catholicism
Escapism and the Exotic
Love and Sexuality
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Mangan’s Sister
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Mrs. Mercer
Young female shopkeeper
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes
Coming of Age
Religion and Catholicism
Escapism and the Exotic
Love and Sexuality
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
The narrator
The narrator’s uncle
The narrator’s aunt
Mangan’s Sister
The priest
Mrs. Mercer
Young female shopkeeper
Symbols
All Symbols
Blindness
Light and Darkness
Brown
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Quiz
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