... No matter how hard we try, there is no way for us to escape from the games people play. James Joyce's novel Dubliners is a vivid depiction of the degrading state of Irish society. Joyce uses different central ideas or situations to portray every aspect of society in Dublin but it is evident that, ... play and return back to their normal lives trapped by the familial, social and economic pressures of Dublin society. It becomes particularly noticeable throughout the story "Eveline", where a young girl is trapped between two worlds - the desire for a "perfect" future versus the burden and ...

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