... promise to keep the home together as long as she could." (Joyce 32) How is it possible for one to not follow out a parent's last wish? Eveline's mother's last request was for her to take care of the family. That is a great responsibility to be put into a child's hands. Everyone deserves a ... chance to be happy, so why did she go along with something that would only continue to make her life miserable? Eveline felt tangled knowing that it was all up to her to keep the family together, and to support her father, so she decides to stay. "She ... go, because she just did not know what her...

• Word Count: 810
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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

... mind no matter how strong they are. As displayed in this story, a change in one's life is not good if one is not ready for it. Eveline has been living in Dublin her whole life. Joyce writes, "Tizzie Dunn was dead, too, and the Waters had gone back to England. Everything changes. Now ... routine and it scared her. She would not be cleaning, working, and even cooking everyday in Buenos Aires. Frank would care for her everyday unlike her father. Eveline also has a very boring life at home. She was nineteen and out of school, but she always sits "at the window watching the evening invade th...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... of happiness or the continuation of an unhappy life. Sometimes we find ourselves in agony when caught between pursuing our own dreams and fulfilling our duties. Eveline lives a hard and hopeless life. The only joy she could remember is in her childhood where she could roam free of problems. Years ago she ... accusing her of being a irresponsible spender. She realizes everyday that goes by how difficult it is to take over an unwanted burden. This is causing Eveline a great deal of sorrow. The thought of leaving everyone behind to explore her dreams seems only like a fantasy. Reality str...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School