When, after listening to the young women and the other boys flirting at the bazaar, the narrator realizes that women, especially his idealized Enamorata, are more chased than chaste.
For one thing, the narrator experiences his first love (for Mangan's sister); at the same time, he is utterly disappointed in the adults' world (his uncle has been out drinking and returns home late,...
The bazaar seems to represent one's ability to choose one's destiny. As the bazaar contains many stalls, life contains many choices. Making a choice, or entering a particular stall, affects what you...