Eveline (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Joyce
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Plot: Naturalistic
- Time of Work: 1900
- Setting: Dublin
- Principal Characters: Eveline Hill, Frank, Mr. Hill, Harry Hill
- Genres: Short fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Family or family life, Memory, Psychology or psychologists, Escapes, Nostalgia
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
The Story
The story, a psychological study in frustration, is about a young woman who longs to escape from the tyranny of her father and from the responsibilities of surrogate motherhood, thrust on her after the death of her own mother. When she is offered an avenue of escape, she discovers that she lacks the spirit, the courage, and the strength of character to take it.
Although only nineteen years old, Eveline Hill lives in the past, her mind occupied with the way things “used to be” as she sits by the window of her father's house. The world around her has changed,...
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