It was such a joy to read “The Norton Introduction to Literature” by Kelly J. Mays. Of all the stories I was asked to read, one story in particular stood out to me because of the way the author used words to create a vivid image in my mind. The story I'm talking about is "Araby" by James Joyce. James Joyce does a great job of creating vivid images in readers' minds and creates a theme that most of us can relate to. In this article, I will discuss five peer-reviewed scientific journals that also discuss the use of the image and theme created by James Joyce in his short story “Araby”. Before we start discussing these five peer-reviewed scientific journals, I would just like to write a little about “Araby” by James Joyce. James Joyce is an Irish writer, best known for his modernist writings and his short story "Araby" is one of fifteen short stories in his first published book entitled "Dubliners". Finally, “Araby” is the third Dubliners story. I will now turn to the discussion of peer-reviewed scientific journals. In the article “Blind Streets and Showy Houses: Araby's Sifted Glass Revisited” by Margot Norris describes James Joyce's “Araby” as a work that uses remarkable poetic language in a performative manner. offers the beauty of his art as compensation for the thematized frustrations of the story (304). In “Araby”, the theme was clearly seen in the sentence when James Joyce said “Looking into the darkness, I saw myself as a creature driven and ridiculed by vanity”. Margot Norris also agrees that the theme was found in the sentence that I just mentioned, as she also points out in her article. For example, in one passage, Margot Norris writes: “Looking into the darkness, I saw mine……in the middle of my paper……In teaching. Short fiction 9.2 (2009): 102-108. Literary Reference Center Plus. Internet. April 2, 2014. Hunter, Cheryl. "The Coming-of-Age Archetype in "Araby.." Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction 7.2 (2007): 102-104. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. March 16, 2014. Norris, Margot. "The Streets Blind and Vision Houses: Araby's Dim Glass Revisited." Studies In Short Fiction 32.3 (1995): 309. Academic Research Completed. Web. April 2, 2014. Snart, Jason. "To Help Teach James Joyce's "Araby." Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction 9.2 (2009): 89-101. Literary Reference Center Plus. Internet. March 5, 2014. Wells, Walter. "John Updike's 'A&P': A Return Visit to Arabia." Studies in Short Fiction 30.2 (Spring 1993): 127-133. Rep. in Short Story Review. Ed. Anna J. Sheets. Vol. 27. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. Internet Resource Center. March 5.. 2014.