The Araby

To me, this story was about a boy learning to notice the opposite sex. He is infatuated with his friends sister. He fantasized about her so much that when he finally met her, he was tongue tide!He even forgot his answer to her on weather he was going to the araby or not. He later finds that she can't go to the araby, so he is hell bent on bringing her something. He thought he was in danger of not going when his uncle came home late even after they talked and agreed that he could go. The uncle came home late and gave him a lecture on top of that. The uncle finally gives him money and let him go after his aunt complains. He rushes to the araby as fast as he can. On his way, the train stalls and he thinks he's going to miss it. He finally gets there and....IT CLOSES!!!! There is only one stall open with a young girl talking to a few guys. She didn't want to attend him, but she did and then went back to the guys once he didn't buy anything. This might potentially be his first broken heart not being able to follow through on what he wants. His feeling of rejection is his step closer and becoming a man and the beginning of his entry into the adult world.