Question

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. in \araby,\ james joyce uses many archetypal images: the innocent youth, the mysterious female, and the distracted adult. how does the distracted adult affect the meaning of the story? he creates tension in the story as the uncle who gets home late and forgets about the boys intentions. he is the antagonist of the story who constantly thwarts the boys attempts to express his feelings toward the girl. he is an object of the main characters affection as the bumbling uncle who likes to quote poetry. he changes the outcome of the story by making the boy regret wanting to go the market in the first place.

Explanation:

In "Araby", the boy is excited to go to the bazaar to get a gift for the girl he likes. His uncle, a distracted - adult, comes home late and forgets about the boy's intentions. This delay and inattention create tension as the boy's hopes of getting to the bazaar in time are dashed. It emphasizes the boy's sense of disappointment and the harshness of reality breaking his romantic illusions.

Answer:

He creates tension in the story as the uncle who gets home late and forgets about the boy's intentions.