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The characters in Araby display a wide spectrum of vanity that encompasses a variety of people. The narrator of the story is the best example of vanity. He is obsessed with a girl that lives next door to him. He never remarks about her personality but does remark that "her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance." A mind that is only intrigued by images is the pinnacle of vanity. Another example of this vanity in the narrator is noted within other statements about the girl. The narrator remarks that "her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers." Her image and vision was now controlling his prayers and the girl is the only God that he now acknowledges within his narrow vanity filled view of the world. Also the narrator speaks about rarely thinking about the future, only pre
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Some common words found in the essay are:
, James Joyce, example vanity, view vanity, sin vanity, throughout story, displays view,
Approximate Word count = 548
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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