Growing Up in Araby by James Joyce and Boys and Girls by Alice Munro Es

Growing Up in Araby by James Joyce and Boys and Girls by Alice MunroIn the stories Araby by James Joyce, and Boys and Girls by Alice Munro, there is a common theme of larning up. In both of these stories the characters came to a realisation of who they were and what they wanted to be. They both are of the age when reality strikes and priorities take on meaning. The characters in both stories evolve through rites of passage but the way in which these revolutions occur differ with each character.These stories can be seen as different from each other in many ways. The young male child lives in a house in a suburban reach without a mother or a stick, but with guardians. He has a group of friends nearby he hangs out with. Though, he has no siblings. His revelation lets him realize the finer things in life, like women. He finds his friends are dumb and no longer wants to play. Also, he obsesses over the young girl across the street in an unhealthy way. It almost seems as if he cou ld grow to be a psychopath. He follows behind her on the way to school, waits for her ahead school, and watches her from his door.The young girl on the other hand, lives in the outskirts of town, if not uncontaminated country. She does not play with anybody but a younger brother she has. She worships her father and neglects her mother. She also has no respect for her mother, although later in the story, she goes on approximately all the hard work she does. Unlike the boy, the young girl is kept occupied with lots of...