A Summary on James Joyce’s Eveline - 886 Words

In James Joyce’s â€Å"Eveline†, Eveline remains in Dublin to care for her father, to take care of the house and the kids, and she realized she was already comfortable in her current home. Eveline has lived in Dublin her whole life in Dublin and has seen her siblings either leave home or pass away through time. Yet she remains in the house that she grew up in, experienced the changes in environment, changes in time, and the change in the people around her. She has seen her mother pass away, her father grow older and crueler. She has witnessed the field â€Å"in which they used to play every evening with other people’s children† be destroyed by a man from Belfast who â€Å"bought the field and built houses in it – not like their little brown houses but†¦show more content†¦Eveline feared what would happen if she just got up and left her father. She was the one taking care of him, regardless of his actions towards her. This fear can be backe d up by state of Ireland during that time, as it is written in On the Resources of Ireland â€Å"Much of the public attention is at this time drawn to the wants of the labouring poor of Ireland, and the great decay of her trade and manufactures.† (425). Thus in the end Eveline decided to stay in Dublin, her fear swallowed her up. However this isn’t a bad thing all together. It gave her the realization of what she truly wanted in the end, and just because she gave into her fears, it does not mean she won’t be happy where she stays. Works Cited Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. Faulkner, William. Nobel Banquet. Nobel Banquet. Stockholm. 10 Dec. 1950. Speech. Joyce, James. Eveline. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1990. Print. On the Resources of Ireland. The Alliance Temperance Almanack. 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