The narrator’s obsession with the girl is irrational and characteristic of the old-fashioned adventurers since he is not a knight on an expedition but is just a boy experiencing puberty. He interprets the girl’s interest in the Araby as ‘his lady guiding him on an adventure’. He begins to act senseless, often trailing her to places and imagining her in unlikely places. In Araby, the narrator is a young and who starts to notice his friend’s sister who lives in his neighborhood. In the end, he feels dejected for his inability to buy a gift for the girl but subsequently feels anger and anguish having realized that his attraction for his friend’s sister has made him obsessive and hopeless. He arrives late at the Araby and is unable to purchase any gift for the girl because the gifts are too costly for him. He becomes obsessed with her often dreaming about winning the girl’s affection through his actions. The boy promises to attend the bazaar and bring a gift for her. The girl speaks to him about an upcoming bazaar and which she is unable to attend due to her commitment to a school retreat. The narrator develops strong feelings for the girl but is unable to gather courage to express his feelings to her. Araby is a narrative of a man remembering his youthful experiences and his fascination with his friend’s sister who is older than him. Araby and titanic bear some similarities but also bear differences.
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