James Joyce is a beloved Irish writer famous for books like Ulysses and Dubliners. It is also a well-known fact that James Joyce was, well, a pervert. The love letters sent between James Joyce and his wife, Nora Barnacle are filled with graphic details of their intimacy. Although the letters from Nora to Joyce aren’t recovered, the language in Joyce’s letters are shocking even to the modern eye. They are filled with depictions of their sexual relationship, even talking about his love of farts. James Joyce was a man who was fascinated with sexual and sensual love. This fascination can also be found in one of his short stories, Araby. Araby is the story of a boy and his first love. What is interesting to note is that we don’t know much about Mangan’s sister, the subject of his love, other than her appearance and body. We don’t even know her name and she is defined with her relationship with another male character. Of course, this can be interpreted with a fem