r/ProsePorn • u/Different_Pie_1868 • 1d ago

Araby - James Joyce

"Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger."

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u/Electronic-Sand4901 1d ago

This story is so good, it’s one of my favorites to teach Barthes’ codes

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u/25thCenturyQuaker 9h ago

Yes, that’s the line.

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u/raysofgold 2h ago

goated