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Read these sentences about a trip to the market from “Araby,” in which Joyce alludes to religious practices when describing the boy's feelings for his friend's sister.

These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand.

How does this allusion affect the meaning of this passage?

It describes how a boy's trip to the market with his aunt becomes a religious quest.

It shows how the boy confuses his religious zeal with his feelings of romantic love.

It expresses how the boy's confusion about growing up affects his daily life.

It depicts how a boy's wild imagination causes him to get carried away.

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Answer:

It shows how the boy confuses his religious zeal with his feelings of romantic love.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, we learn about how a boy reacts when he feels romantic love for his friend's sister. The boy feels passionate and has an intense desire for the girl. We can assume this is a new feeling for him based on the confusion it causes him. Because of this confusion, the boy mixes these feelings with other that have caused him to feel passionate before. We learn that these are religious feelings. Therefore, in the mind of the child, the intensity and reverence he feels for religious rituals are similar to the feelings he has for the girl.