... brother, mother and a good friend, Tizzie Dunn, in her 19 years of life in Dublin. The death of her mother was especially prominent in Eveline's decisive uncertainty on this evening. Guilt comes over her as she recalls the organ player that had disturbed their family the last night her mother ... direct violation of her promise. This is initially perceivable as a noble feeling of guilt, but Joyce downplays the emotion by tainting the reader's impression of Eveline's mother. Her mother is described as having had a rather unpleasant life. The author implies that she had not married, at lea...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... love him, but simply wants to escape. However, although she wants to escape, she decides to stay because of her fear of going into the unknown. Eveline at first seems very excited to leave her home. She does not feel that anyone in Dublin respects her and cares for her. Joyce portrays this by not ... even mentioning her name, Eveline, until the thought of moving to an unknown country with a man that she is to marry. At home, she has no protector from her father; one ... that is far away from the home. With no savior from the threatening behavior of her father, moving away with Frank see...

• Word Count: 518
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School