An Analysis Of James Joyce's Eveline
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In the short story, “Eveline,” James Joyce introduces us to the
life of a young woman named Eveline. She has the opportunity to escape with
Frank, the man she thinks she loves, to a faraway country in search of a
new life. Instead, she decides to stay in the dreary and gloomy life she
already ....
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.... he beats her and treats her badly, she still
thinks that “sometimes he could be very nice,” just because she remembers
him making her laugh once, and other time when he took care of her when she
was sick. These good memories about her father look insignificant compared
to what she has to do for him. Eveline also has to support the
mistreatments of her abusive father even when she is asking him for money
to buy groceries. Especially on Saturday nights when he is “usually
fairly ....
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