Biblical allusions in Araby by James Joyce?

theres a phrase " i imagined that i bore my chalice safely though a throng of foes" referring to psalm 23
hope that helps!
 
The wild garden in the back yard may symbolize the Garden of Eden, and the apple tree, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. And I think the flood in his heart may be the Great Flood, not sure though...
 
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