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Eveline is a short story written by James Joyce. In the last paragraph of the story Joyce states that "She set her white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition" (7). This is the most powerful and important line in the story of Eveline. The line illustrates the reality of her life at home. The reality is that she feels "helpless" and thinks she has to stay and take care of her family and the house. The line shows how she is torn between her obligations to stay and look after her family or escape with Frank to a new life in Buenos Ayres.
The setting of the story is very simple. It takes place in a dusty, old room in Dublin, Ireland. We are introduced to Eveline, a nineteen- year- old young woman, as she sits, tired, gazing out the window in her little, and old brown house. She sees a man walking home to a "bright brick house with a shining roof" (4). These descriptions Joyce may have used to set the mood......

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