A2 Thesis Thunderdome: Prose Analysis Review by Tara Okun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea Read the thesis statements posted here. Rank them from 1 to 5 stars: 1 star for the least strong and 5 stars for the most strong. en-us 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC 2022-11-03 11:52:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/26a1.png Prompt 5: tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541871 Read the passage below from James Joyce’s “Araby” (1914). In this excerpt the young protagonist introduces his infatuation with a friend’s sister. Analyze how Joyce introduces the complexity of the narrator’s situation. Consider Joyce’s use of imagery, diction, tone, and other literary devices in your response. ]]> 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541871 (A) in the short story ¨Araby"by James Joyce, the author complexes the main character´s relationship with his love interest through imagery as he describes her as the light in many words in the otherwise very dark setting. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541872 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541872 (B) In "Araby" James Joyce reveals the reveals the complexities of the young protagonist's first love. Joyce does this through the use of imagery describing the boy's crush, an admiring tone in regards to that crush, and poetic diction. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541873 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541873 (C) Joyce introduces the complexity of the narrator's situation through unfortunate circumstances, unfulfilled desires, and a gloomy tone caused by infatuation with Magnan's sister. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541876 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541876 (D) Joyce introduces the complexity of the narrator's situation through insight of the narrator's feelings provided by the first-person point of view, and additionally the use of imagery contributes to the visual manifestations of what the narrator feels. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541877 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541877 (E) He has afraid to talk to his crush so he does little things to be close to her without her knowing he likes her. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541878 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541878 (F) In "Araby," James Joyce introduces the complexity of the narrator's infatuation through imagery and selection of details, or lack thereof. tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541879 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541879 (G) tokun https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541880 In the short story "Araby," James Joyce introduces a young boy who is infatuated with a friend's older, unattainable sister through light and dark imagery and diction, along with religious allusions which illustrates that idealized, young love creates distractions from the harsh realities of life.]]> 2021-11-08 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tokun/gn93v9inwfmpxuea/wish/1876541880