Facing tough decisions like Eveline did in the short story "Eveline" by James Joyce, is where the stress and fear of making the right decision comes in. Eveline has to choose between her family and the man who loves her. ... In James Joyce's "Eveline", Eveline is faced with a tough decision. Eveline's mother and older brother passed away when she was just a child. ... In the James Joyce's story "Eveline", the decision Eveline made was a very altruistic decision. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... Eveline is about to make the biggest decision of her life. ... He wants to marry Eveline and take her with him to Argentina. ... The author James Joyce has written Eveline as a third-person narration. ... Eveline's Catholic background is not mentioned directly. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... Eveline is about to make the biggest decision of her life. ... He wants to marry Eveline and take her with him to Argentina. ... The author James Joyce has written Eveline as a third-person narration. ... Eveline's Catholic background is not mentioned directly. ...

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EVELINE BY JAMES JOYCE The main figure in this short story is Eveline. ... Eveline is about to make the biggest decision of her life. ... He wants to marry Eveline and take her with him to Argentina. ... The author James Joyce has written Eveline as a third-person narration. ... Eveline's Catholic background is not mentioned directly. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Title:Eveline -- A Character Analysis Description: 3 pages, 3 cites Body: "Eveline" - Character Analysis "There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision (James)." Originally appearing in Dubliners, a compilation of vignettes by James Joyce, his short story Eveline is the tale of such an unfortunate individual. ... James, William. ... Joyce, James. Eveline. ...

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In his short story "Eveline," James Joyce introduces us to the life of a young woman named Eveline. ... " Joyce explains that she sees the familiar objects as home and how the objects have aged over time rather than her wanting something new. ... This situation is like Eveline's life. ... When she was in sudden shock Joyce exclaims, "Escape! ... Joyce explains Eveline's situation, "It was hard work – a hard life – but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life....

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"Eveline" One thing I noticed in James Joyce's "Eveline" is that the main character only wants to marry the man she is dating to escape the pain and anguish that she grew up in. Eveline growing up has put up with watching her father abuse her mother and when she dies, Eveline becomes the victim. Due to this, I believe that Joyce infers that she only wanted to leave home for Buenos Aires to leave these memories behind. ... 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. ... James Joyce "...

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"Eveline" is a short story written by James Joyce about a young lady who lives her life in a promise. ... Joyce opens the story with Eveline remembering old neighbors like "the Waters" (4) who have since escaped east to England because they were not opposed to leaving their home. ... In the story, Eveline's sudden impulse drives her to admit that "He would save her" (Joyce 6) if she goes with him east across the seas. Eveline looks forward to "exploring another life with Frank" (Joyce 5). ... Joyce portrays Eveline as being a coward, because only a coward would follow a path that...

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In the short story, "Eveline", written by James Joyce, the reader is introduced to the life of a young woman torn between duty and desire, the known and unknown. ... Days before her death, Eveline promised to her to "keep the home together as long as she could" (Joyce 6).Keeping this in mind, Eveline cares for her two younger brothers that had been left to her responsibility. ... "I know these sailor chaps," he said (Joyce 5). ... Although she describes him as " very kind, manly, [and] open-hearted" (Joyce 5), what Eveline knows about Frank is only what he tells her. ... Instead, Eveline c...

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In James Joyce's story "Eveline" we read of a young women that is fighting with her inner feelings on whether to leave everything she has ever had or to elope with the possible man of her dreams. Eveline has taken over the motherly role in her family after the mother lost her life due to a terrible illness. ... But now, Eveline could not hide like in days past. ... Eveline also felt excitement in the idea of starting a new life. ... This feeling of guilt is what led Eveline to not board the ship with Frank who she so much loved. ...

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James Joyce is telling the story of a scared young girl, unsure about what to do with her life. ... Frank was a sailor with whom Eveline was going to run away with. ... Eveline also believed that her mother had gone crazy right before she died. ... The story of Eveline and her family's life is very sad. ... Eveline's mother and brother both passed away when she was at a young age. ...

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James Joyce's short story, "Eveline," concentrates on a young woman trying to escape the hard life she has. ... Joyce writes, "Tizzie Dunn was dead, too, and the Waters had gone back to England. ... Eveline's environment will never be different. ... Eveline was afraid of all of these changes. ... Eveline also has a very boring life at home. ...

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Emily from William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Eveline from James Joyce's "Eveline" are two characters that are similar in that they have similar relationships with their fathers. ... In the story "Eveline", Eveline finds love with a man called Frank. ... (Joyce 526). ... Both Emily and Eveline are resistant to change. ... Similarly, Eveline does not like change. ...

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Living in the same time period, Katherine Mansfield (1923-1988) and James Joyce (1941-1982) played significant roles in the modernist avant-garde of the 20th century. ... Eveline was a poor and desperate 19-yearold woman who worked in a shop in Dublin and took care of her father. ... As a tragic heroine, Miss Brill and Eveline share something in common, being unable to face the world or reality. ... Eveline is too timid to embrace a new life and she lets guilt from a promise take over her own life. ... On the other hand, because she stayed, Eveline could have become Miss Brill. ...

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The main character, Eveline, has a very important choice to make. ... Eveline was infatuated with Frank; he was a sailor that she was eager to start a live with. ... Secretly, Eveline agreed to leave with him by the night-boat. ... At the end of the story, Eveline makes the choice to stay with her father. ... Death is mentioned frequently throughout "Eveline....

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James Joyce's "Eveline" illustrates a young woman growing up in a poor neighborhood. ... Eveline herself is very unhappy with her life. ... Eveline lives a hard and hopeless life. ... This is causing Eveline a great deal of sorrow. ... He tells Eveline to come with him to Buenos Aires. ...

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Much like Gabriel in James Joyce's in "The Dead", part of a series of stories in Dubliners. ... James Joyce uses snow to reflect his shield or detachment from the people around him. ... James Joyce has similar themes in his other Dubliner stories "Araby" and "Eveline". ... "Eveline" is about a girl who uses love to find an escape from her dysfunctional family. ... James Joyce had little faith in love. ...

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• Grade Level: High School