Eveline: Character Analysis
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"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. Anxious, timid, scared, perhaps even terrified ....
Middle of paper
.... to let go of her past. She dreams
of a place where "people would treat her with respect (Joyce 4)" and when
contemplating her future, hopes “to explore a new life with Frank (Joyce 5).”
When, in a moment of terror she realizes that “she must escape (Joyce 6),” it
seems to steel her determination to make a new home for herself elsewhere. On
the other hand, she is comfortable with the “familiar objects from which she had
never dreamed of being divided (Joyce 4).” She rationalizes ....
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