While one is reading Araby, a severe nausea may engulfs the stomach, and the oh so played out coming of age archetype is thrown in one's face blatantly, with little regard for covertness. 

Oh, a young boy has his first crush on a stunning, seemingly unattainable girl, and begins an unhealthy infatuation with her? That's a first. Realizing that your one's only chance with said female is to shower her with your affection, in the form of gifts, of course. It's impossible to even begin to court a female without a significant financial investment, right? The poor boy equates his love interest with a 401-K. 

Is this the type of message the author is trying to portray? Or is it simply a poor attempt at depicting the hot, red, awkward pain of a first, unsolicited infatuation?