The impingement of circumstances and how man has failed in their presence: a comparison of A&P and Araby

John Updikes A&P and James Joyces Araby were born out of close contexts. In fact, deuce writers ar being tagged with a similar designation. Both are believed to be new-fangledist writers.They are read side by side the modern temper the rise of industrialization, the attenuation of mans substance and the essence of his world and the dominance of several routines which stapled itself on mans carriage and reduce his essence.As we look at A&P and Araby, we keep confirm that they some(prenominal) uphold the modern temper, as they both look into pointed facets of this period the apparent inability to rise from ones hatful and the extent by which these circumstances govern us.In A&P, Sammy resigned on his job after he mat like his boss in the shopping set up humiliated the little girls who wore bathing suits in the inventory. Ultimately, he felt obliged to stand up for his gesture of quitting and not turn outside from it. He stood up for his decision and even though the future has dead looked uncertain for him, he kept on red, knowing that he elicit no weeklong revert from his action.Meanwhile, in Araby, a young boy was eaten up by his frustration after he failed to purchase something for the girl he felt infatuated for. He was late in going to the bazaar or the araby as he had to wait for his uncle from whom the money he needs will come from.Upon reaching the bazaar, he saw that near of the stalls were already closed and he can no longer fulfill his promise of buying something for the apple of his eye. In the end, he was suddenly frustrated and he seemed inert as that feeling gobbled his whole self.Having these two texts at hand, we can find a common theme that is both incorporated in both of them. We can see in these stories how the characters were carried absent and frustrated by their circumstances. The concept of the circumstantial forces impinging themselves on humankind beings and molding the form of their lives is visible in both Updikes A&P and Joyces Araby.The only difference between the two stories in terms of that theme is the way the characters have responded to that force of circumstances.In A&P the entrance of the scandalously dressed ladies created a turmoil inside the A&P a convenience store that is open to the public. The commotion was caused by the fact that the ladies were inappropriately dressed. The store was turn up on the town right at the very heart of the city. Evidently, the store was located in a public place.The ladies were wearing clothes as if they are by themselves only and not exposed to many people. unrivalled wears a plaid two-piece in green while another(prenominal) wears an off-shoulder bathing suit. The incompatibility of these two elements signals the emergence of the idea that the ladies were swerving from the average and a necessary action must be done to keep back what they were doing.This action was made by the manager of the store, Lengel. With all gri t and strictness, he accosted the ladies and gave them some serious verbal beating. He established his authority to ride the girls and show to them his disapproval of their deportment and his implication that they leave the store Girls, this isnt the beach. (Hart 134).Queenie, the head of the ladies tried to argue for their case against the overture made by the manager but she failed. Lengel did not turned out to be prosperous and a pushover. He really intended to assert his position and fetch the ladies away which he actually did.