The importance of the story is the epiphany that the boy has after actually visiting Araby. He is young and has great aspirations about life and love. When he comes to realize how cruel life can really be, his epiphany is clear. Not everything we plan for works out for us. If he had been older, it wouldn't have been so believable. But this is evidently his first bout with "love." This boy is important because of his age and his innocent crush that he has on his friend's sister.
Another important point has to do with the theme of religion. This boy seems to think that he is a religious hero to the girl he has a crush on. All of the religious undertones show how his expectations of his life intertwined with his beliefs is challenged at the end. Because Joyce used this boy, the reader is left at the end trying to decide how his views will change once he gets back home and attends church and other religious gatherings, or if he even will any more. Will the boy end up like Joyce did with his Catholicism?
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