LYSK Assignment on James Joyces Araby

Description

You will be using the short story titled Araby by James Joyce to answer all 9 questions.

All answers should be one paragraph long to questions 1-8

For question 9, you have to write one full page to answer the question

Make sure to number the answers to the corresponding question

These are the questions:

1. Identify the protagonist, describe his/her life situation and basic personality, and then state his/her problem and/or primary motivation. What is the central idea, need, or problem that drives the protagonist? How does the protagonist change by the end of the story? What have they learned?

2. Identify the antagonist, describe his/her/its basic situation and qualities,and then state his/her/its main motivation. What is the central idea, need, or problem that drives the antagonist? Finally, explain how this drive interacts with the protagonist’s motivation, thus establishing the central conflict of the work.

3. Summarize the plot. Include enough of the deeper level to show all that’s at stake for the protagonist and to suggest how he/she does or doesn’t change by the end of the work.

4. Describe the main conflict. What is at stake? What are people fighting over? What is the problem? Remember that there is always a problem in literature. The human condition—the subject of all literature—is about problems.

5. Identify the moments of crisis, or scenes, that lead up to the climax. Describe each scene/chapter in a couple of words, then briefly chart the “rising” conflict of the work.

6. Describe the importance of setting (place) in the work you are analyzing.

7. Write on the connotation of important images, metaphors or symbols in the work. How does this connotation enrich your understanding of the work as a whole?

8. Write on important historical or cultural information that might enrich your understanding of the work. Connect the historical or cultural information to the development of the story.

9. Write one full page about the themes. What world or life view is the author expressing? How do you know? What is his/her message? Do you think the author did a good job delivering his/her world view?

Its not letting me add the story to the file section but if you search up the short story on google you will find pdfs online