Chapter 12: Is That a Symbol?

In Araby, the symbolism in which Mangan's sister is standing behind the fence could mean a plethora of things.  That's right, plethora.  Mangan's sister standing behind the fence could represent the idea about how she's unreachable.   Or perhaps about how she is just an obstacle course.  The fence could represent the obstacle the boy would have to face in order to obtain her, to obtain the idea of her.  The fence could also mean the complexity of the idea of her, it could represent how he is not able to handle the idea itself, henceforth why there is a fench seperating him and her.  Perhaps it could be fate, fate that shakes it's finger and decides not today.  It could be the color of the fence, the grey, it could be the sound, the soft clang that whispers into the night like a goodbye.  It could be anything.