Throughout the story, a knightly motif is explored as the boy undertakes a mission to a local attraction.
At the beginning of this short story, the unnamed protagonist notes that in his house, whose former resident was a priest, he found copies of The Memoirs of Vidocq and The Abbot, by Walter Scott. Throughout the story, a knightly motif is explored as the boy undertakes a mission to a local attraction. The story ends with, "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger" after the boy fails to return with a gift for Mangan's sister from the namesake fair. For 10 points-- name this story by James Joyce.
At the beginning of this short story, the unnamed protagonist notes that in his house, whose former resident was a priest, he found copies of The Memoirs of Vidocq and The Abbot, by Walter Scott.
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