Eveline: Fear Of Happiness
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In the short story “Eveline”, James Joyce portrays a young woman trying to gain her own happiness without walking in the fatal foot stets of her mother. In exchange for the abusive life with her father, Eveline is faced with the chance at happiness, fleeing to Buenos Ayres with a “sailor cha ....
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.... layed its spells on the very quick her being-that life of common places sacrifices closing in final craziness.” Eveline sees that having respect in hopeless, because she sees her mother within her self. Eveline wants to be like her mother, even though its going to hold her back, from happiness and respect. With all the aspects Eveline feels respect in unattainable.
Eveline, a woman who wants only to please her family, is unhappy with her life, however she promised her mother she would keep ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)