CHAPTER 7: "...OR THE BIBLE"
In "Araby", James Joyce uses many references to the bible. First off, the boy goes to a Christian school. He also lives in a house that a priest lived in before. The most obvious reference in the short story would be the story of Adam and Eve. The garden and the tree that were described in the backyard would be a reference to the Garden of Eden. With the story of Adam and Eve all the boy can think about is the girl, he goes against all of the rules of the church. Just as Adam was tempted to eat the Apple by Eve.