How does the narrator in 'Araby' feel about his home Or Comment on the narrator's feelings about his home in 'Araby ' In James Joyce s - Araby the narrator feels trapped and unhappy in his home He lives on North Richmond Street which he describes as a blind street meaning it is at a quiet corner of the city This reflects how he feels about his life closed off and without excitement Houses and Street The houses on North Richmond Street are all described as brown a color that symbolizes dullness and monotony The other houses of the street gazed at one another with brown imperturbable faces His surroundings seem lifeless and unchanging The environment adds to his desire to escape The narrator also describes his house as old For example the former tenant of the house was a priest who died there The priest left behind books and