... her memories for reasons to stay. Through the story's theme of "fear of change" as well Joyce's word choice and literary devices, Eveline's character of indecisiveness and reluctance to move on is developed. Her fickle nature is revealed by her tendency to dismiss the bad in her life ... hard work", and "It was hard work – a hard life" all effectively force the adjective into the reader's view of Eveline's life. Eveline also feels compelled to stay by the promise she made to her late mother to keep the family together. However, this conflicts with her desire to ... to "keep the fami...

• Word Count: 628
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... of fifteen short stories in Dubliners", deals with the problems of a young girl who isn't able to leave home because of feelings of responsibility and obligation. Eveline Hill is a 19-year old girl, who works in a department store in Dublin, where she is criticised and ordered around. Since the death of ... if she acts the right way. Playing a special melody, a street piano player reminds Eveline of the promise she gave her dying mother, which says that Eveline would care for the family as long as she could. But Eveline also thinks about her mother's sorrowful and self-sacrificing way o...

• Word Count: 277
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School