How does the modernist story araby handle the topic of childhood?

In James Joyceâ??s â??Arabyâ?? the narrator, a 12 year old Dublin resident, sees only joy and excitement at the world around him. Devoid of cynicism and prejudice, Joyce sees this perception as pure. Wordsworth's â??We Are Sevenâ?? analyses the perception of the world through the eyes of a child , however, he believes it is flawed by the lack of knowledge of the world owing to the brevity of her years and experiences.