Name
Date
Araby (page 1022)
Literary Analysis SkillBuilder
Point of View
Point of view refers to the narrative method used in a literary work. “Araby” is told
from the first-person point of view—the narrator is a character in the story and
participates in the story’s action. First-person narration imparts an immediacy to the
narrative and usually leads to the reader’s involvement with the narrating character.
Choose a passage from “Araby” that seems particularly revealing about the narrator.
In the chart, rewrite the passage from a third-person point of view. Continue on
separate paper as necessary.
Passage starts on page
column
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Passage rewrite: ___________________________________________________________________
Follow Up: Why do you think Joyce wrote the story from the first-person point
of view?
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