The narrator in Joyce’s “Araby” dreams of romance before he visits the bazaar; as he leaves the bazaar he _____.


A-thinks of himself as a chivalrous knight who has won a prize for his beloved lady

B-is grateful to have learned that he and Mangan’s sister could never have had a happy life together

C-realizes that he has been so caught up in dreams that he has failed to recognize the simple joys of everyday life

D-

feels foolish because his romantic dreams have been shattered, but he still longs to feel the enchantment Araby once had for him