Characterization In James Joyce's Araby Short Story

The most important technique used to help readers make a general idea about the characters is characterization . Characterization is " a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story. It is in the initial stage where the writer introduces the character with noticeable emergence and then following the introduction of the character, the writer often talks about his behavior; then as the story progresses, the thought-process of the character. The next stage involves the character expressing his opinions and ideas and getting into conversations with the rest of the characters ". (http://www.literarydevices.net/characterization/ date of access 12 8).

In addition, Mangan 's sister, the sibling of the narrator 's friend seems that she is older than the narrator although she is young. The importance of revealing this character is very clear as the narrator falls in love with her. Furthermore , the narrator 's uncle seems very influential as he played an integral role in keeping the narrator away from the bazaar. This added to the plot of the story.( http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/james-joyces-araby-summary-analysis-quiz.html#lesson date of access 12/8). In " Araby short story ,Joyce uses more than one technique to encourage the reader to reveal the characters through dialogs made by character responses in conversation : " When she addressed the first words to me, I was so confused that I did not know what to answer " ( hamdi T . 2008 . PAGE 110 ). The reader here reveals that the character is shy , less confident and confused . He also uses clues by writing direct statements of the character to express how suffers of both alienation and isolation character " From the front window I saw my companions playing below in the street. Their cries reached me weakened and indistinct and, leaning my forehead against the cool glass " ( hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE 111 ). The reader can realize the character 's thoughts and changing in his thoughts . It was clear that the narrator was in love with Mangen since

On the other hand, characters in Scarlet Ibis are revealed differently. Hurst also uses good techniques to assess the readers thought and the general ideas about the character overall . He used physical appearance to indicate that the character has disability and it was clear when he said " He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man 's " ( hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE 134 ) . The reader expected the embarrassment of the character when he said " When Doodle was five years old, I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn 't walk " (hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE 136 ). The narrator always had a pride of himself that led to negative consequences. " Every day that summer we went to the pine beside the stream of Old Woman Swamp, and I put him on his feet at least a hundred times each afternoon " (( hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE 137 ). This quote indicates that the narrator keeps trying to teach his brother how to walk although he knew that his brother has a permanent physical disability . The writer also uses the name " doodle " to show the reader how the character looks like " Crawling backward made him look like a doodlebug, so I began to call him Doodle .... nobody expects much for someone called Doodle " ( hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE 135 ) . Moreover , the writer tries to express the weakness of the character thought his responses " "I won 't touch it," he said sullenly" ( hamdi T . 2008 .PAGE