Araby (short story) into confusing his emergent sexual impulses for those of honor and chivalry, and brought about disillusionment and a loss of innocence. Araby (short story) "Araby" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." Through first-person narration, the reader is immersed at the start of the story in the drab life that people live on North Richmond Street, which seems to be illuminated only by the verve and imagination of the children who, despite the growing darkness that comes during the winter months, insist on playing "until [their] bodies glowed." Even though the conditions of this
The Gun (short story) The Gun (short story) "For the collection of short stories by Philip K. Dick, see Beyond Lies the Wub (collection)." "The Gun" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1952 September issue of "Planet Stories", and later published in "Beyond Lies the Wub" in 1984. "The Gun" has been published in Italian, German, French and Polish translations. The plot centers around a group of space explorers who investigate a planet which appears deserted. However, they are shot down and crash land on the planet. While repairing their ship, a team of explorers