James Joyce's Eveline

Troubled by the uncertainty of the future James Joyce’s short story “Eveline” portrayed a young, timid girl who lacked the self-confidence she needed to begin a journey into another life. Hindered by her father’s selfish and self-centered ways, Eveline was unable to decide whether or not a new life would be good for her. She was torn between the anguish of leaving home, her strong duty to her family, and the promise-filled “new …

…brand new life with Frank. Eveline needed to overcome her past and look ahead to the future. She discovered that because she did not know what the future held, a dreary, patterned life could only be the right decision to make. Only through strong will and the encouragement of her new friend, Frank, could Eveline have ever hoped to escape the shadows of her past and find her true self-worth as a happy, loving woman.