The
narrator in 's "" struggles with his sense of separation from those around himand
later with his realization that the world as he thinks he knows it, is not
at all what he imagined.
The narrator (unnamed) spends a great deal of time
alone, reading the books of the deceased priest who used to live with the narrator's aunt and
uncle. Although Mangan is the narrator's friend, the narrator does not talk about his feelings
for his friend's sister. The narrator believes he loves her, but he also sees her as some holy
and mystical woman, much like the Virgin Mary.
The narrator becomes obsessed
with thoughts of her; in her he imagines a figure of holiness, who he worships. He follows her
everywhere:
When she came out on the doorstep my heart
leaped. I ran to the hall...I kept her brown figure always in my eye...This happened morning
after morning.
The narrator's preoccupation is fed by his
imagination and perceptions . He has never had a conversation with this
young woman....
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