Read these excerpts.
excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce
The wild garden behind the house contained a central apple-tree and a few straggling bushes, under one of which I found the late tenant’s rusty bicycle-pump.
excerpt from “Genesis 2.9” from the Bible
The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Question
Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.
Which statement best explains why Joyce uses the passage from Genesis as a source for “Araby”?
Responses
He chooses the Genesis passage because it mentions food-bearing trees and the garden in “Araby” has an apple tree.
He chooses the Genesis passage because it mentions food-bearing trees and the garden in “Araby” has an apple tree.
He wants the setting of “Araby” to include a peaceful location similar to the garden mentioned in Genesis.
He wants the setting of “Araby” to include a peaceful location similar to the garden mentioned in Genesis.
He compares the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in Genesis with the way the characters in “Araby” are both good and bad.