Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story.
read these sentences from "araby" about the boy's frustration as he waits for his uncle to come
home. joyce uses the setting to allude to how the boy feels about this particular time in his life.
i mounted the staircase and gained the upper part of the house. the high cold empty gloomy
rooms liberated me and i went from room to room singing. 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, i looked over at the dark house where she lived.
how does this allusion affect the meaning of this passage?
it hints at how the boy's confusion about the girl makes him more understanding of his
childish friends
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it describes how the boy seeks higher ground as a refuge from his confusion and
passion for the girl.
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it depicts how the boy's frustration with his uncle's lateness sends him upstairs to find
other distractions.
it shows how the boy realizes he is outgrowing his friends as he looks down on them
playing in the street.
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Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.