oundation, coupled with the loss of dream and desire.Loss of foundations loss of magic loss of society * friends externalRealization of tainted dream and desireLoss of truth and pride dterioration of internal foundationThe hero has created the perception that Araby is his Camelot, the magical place which holds the key to his love. Araby the “building which displayed the magical name.” (p. 201) However it is here that the protagonist views the world of truth.“A few people were people were gathered about the stalls which were still open.” (p. 201) The activity surrounding Araby is what embodies the magic of it. Therefore the closing of the booths represents the elimination of activity, and the elimination of the magic that the activity embodies for the protagonist. For magic is a base in the external foundation of the protagonists created Romantic existence.Farrington begins devising a way in which he can get money so he can “quench his thirst” (p.228) His pocket watch is the financial answer to his thirst. Selling his watch is symbolic for Farringtons shirking and escape of responsibility in the face of adversity. “They could all go to hell, because he was going to have a good night of it.” (p.229) The watch is measurement devise, a tool. The pawning of the watch is symbolic for Farrington disconnecting himself from time, which is a standard of society. Society in itself is a base in the external creation of Farringtons existence, because Farrington defines himself by what his friends (society) define him as.Now the protagonist of Araby recognizes that this isn’t the land of answers and truths he characterized it as. “She seemed to have spoken to me out of a sense of duty” (p. 201) The grail he was seeking did not exist, for he realized that giving a present from the bizarre to her was not the Romantic answer he perceived it as. “I knew my stay was useless” (p....
