... story written by James Joyce about a young lady who lives her life in a promise. The promise is to her mother, who had passed away, that no matter how bad the family became, she would always keep it together. At a significant point in Eveline's life, she was given the opportunity to leave the family and start a family of her own. Although Eveline is miserable with ... she has ever hoped for. When she meets him at the station and they are set to board the ship, Eveline suddenly decides she cannot go with Frank, because "he would drown her in all the seas of the world" (Joyce 6). But Evel...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... Eveline is another of James Joyce's paralyzed souls. Her life is full of ups and downs. Every day she struggles with burdens that she should not have to bear and when the opportunity comes for her to get away from this retched life, she denies herself the chance. The reasons why I feel Eveline did ... family together, and to support her father, so she decides to stay. "She always gave her entire wages-seven shillings-- (Joyce 30). This is again another example of what Eveline does for her family. After working all hours of the day, in the end, she gives all of her earnings to her ... d...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In my opinion, decisions would be much easier to make if you could look into the future and view what the outcome of your decision will be. The main character, Eveline, has a very important choice to make. The difficult dilemma that she is faced with, is to remain at home with her father like she promised her mother, or leave Dublin with the love of her life, Frank. As much as she wants to leave and begin a new life with Frank, there's still the sorrow of leaving her once perfect family behind. Eveline's problem is that she is holding onto the past when it is now time to face the future. In th...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... correct one or wondering what would happen if one's choice was different. James Joyce's "Eveline" illustrates a young woman growing up in a poor neighborhood. Her mother is very ill and her father grows more abusive as her mother becomes sicker. Eveline herself is very unhappy with her life. That is, until she meets ... 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 ...

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