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In the text of the short story "Eveline," by James Joyce the name of the...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:17 PST

In the text of the short story "Eveline," by James Joyce the name of the city is always spelled "Buenos Ayres." The name occurs three times and is spelled this way each time. The correct spelling of the name of the city (in modern times) is, however, "Buenos Aires." "Ayres" is not a word in modern Spanish where as "Aires" means "airs" or probably better in this context, "breezes." Apparently, the name of the city was spelled "Ayres" (at...

In the short story eveline HOW is BUENOS AYERS SPELLED?THERE ARE 2...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:58 PST

In the short story eveline HOW is BUENOS AYERS SPELLED?THERE ARE 2 WAYS IT IS SPELLED BUENOS AYERS OR BUENOS AIRES.WHICH ONE?

Psychological Narrative

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:35:53 PST

In 1890, William James published "Principles of Psychology" and started a whole movement in literature. He also coined the term, "Stream of Consciousness." I wrote my master's thesis on this back in the 1990's and discussed the idea that we have begun to write from the mind of a character instead of devoting all the narrative to dialogue, etc.

The Dubliners was written while Joyce was trying to become an author, but was still...

How is Eveline characterized?

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:15:54 PST

How is Eveline characterized?

Eveline is one of Joyce's most enigmatic of female characters from...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:55:09 PST

Eveline is one of Joyce's most enigmatic of female characters from Dubliners. She is caught in a flux between stasis and displacement, her oppressive father and her lover Frank, who is a splendid promise of an elsewhere, the place from where dust comes. Though she has often been called the spirit of Ireland in a very geopolitical way and thus she cannot leave, I would read her unreadability in terms of her gender identity. "Eveline" is not a...

The short story "Eveline" written by James Joyce is a part of Dubliners....

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:42:15 PST

The short story "Eveline" written by James Joyce is a part of Dubliners. This is early-Joyce and the plot-structures are still more or less traditional and coherent and hence the question of a climax. Such Freytagian categories would become untenable in his late work. The climax in "Eveline" is a complicated matter. The story uses the stock fairy-tale plotline of an incarcerated beauty and the romantic promise of a journey of liberation coming...

What is the overwhelming characteristic of Eveline’s youthful memories?

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:58:07 PST

What is the overwhelming characteristic of Eveline’s youthful memories?

How ironic that a sailor about whom little is known should be named...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:59:16 PST

How ironic that a sailor about whom little is known should be named Frank, a name that implies honesty. Yet, his character is ambiguous. As Eveline sits at the window the night before she is to leave with him, she contemplates her future. Eveline's perception of Frank is romantic--He treats her to the opera, music, singing; he is "kind and open-hearted and manly." Like a knight in shining armor, his face is described as "bronze." Along...

Frank’s background is given, but he is not physically described. Why not?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:27:26 PST

Frank’s background is given, but he is not physically described. Why not?

In the notes that are attached to each of the stories, the Stores...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:16:46 PST

In the notes that are attached to each of the stories, the Stores connotes the shop in which she works. And, there was a Quaker family named Pin who owned a general dry goods store in Great George's Street South in south-central Dublin, which was termed their 'Stores.' Eveline's job is mentioned because at it she obtains no respect either as she has a boss, Miss Gavan who would be glad if Eveline quit. "She had always had an edge on her,...

Why is Eveline’s job at the Stores mentioned?

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:59:37 PST

Why is Eveline’s job at the Stores mentioned?

Frank’s background is given, but he’s not physically described. Why...

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:23:36 PST

Frank’s background is given, but he’s not physically described. Why not?

Her youthful memories are sometimes dark and ominous and also very...

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 03:19:55 PST

Her youthful memories are sometimes dark and ominous and also very hectic and tiring and very confusing as she had to juggle between work and home. She is still a youth but she had to take up responsibility to many of the tasks like cooking for her abusive and ungrateful father and also to take care of the young children at home who had been left under her charge as their mother had passed away long ago and Eveline had to take up the burden to...

Two motifs of Joyce's are present in his story, "Eveline": the...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:14:05 PST

Two motifs of Joyce's are present in his story, "Eveline": the stultifying effect of Catholicism upon the Irish people, and the emotional paralysis of the Irish. Clearly, these two motifs enter into a discussion of Eveline's decision to remain at home and not run off with Frank to Buenos Aires. First of all, Eveline is ridden with guilt over the fourth commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother." For, she has promised her dying...

Is Eveline's decision to stay back logical?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:59:18 PST

Is Eveline's decision to stay back logical?

Early in James Joyce's short story "Eveline," the weary protagonist...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:54:15 PST

Early in James Joyce's short story "Eveline," the weary protagonist looks around the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years,.... from which we had never dreamed of being divided. And yet during all those years she had never found out the name of the priest who yellowing photograph hung on the wall above the broken harmonium... Like much of Eveline's life, the photograph of the nameless...

What is the significance of the nameless priest whose photo hangs on the...

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:47:35 PST

What is the significance of the nameless priest whose photo hangs on the wall?

the writers' point of view

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:47:02 PST

the writers' point of view

Eveline is written in third person-method of narration. The pronouns she...

Wed, 27 May 2009 01:21:24 PST

Eveline is written in third person-method of narration. The pronouns she and he are used. This helps us to see every side of the events although the story takes place in her own head.

Comment on the characterization of Eveline from the story "Eveline" by...

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:57:54 PST

Comment on the characterization of Eveline from the story "Eveline" by James Joyce?