Eveline Analysis

Imagine having to decide between moving away with the love of your life or remaining at home with your family. Throughout the text, it is evident that Eveline has been suffering from a multitude of issues with her Father and was seeking an escape with her boyfriend Frank, however once she agreed to live with him to Buenos Ayres she began to second guess her decision. Ultimately, Eveline was troubled by leaving everything she knew in Dublin, how her Father would fare on his own, and the thought of breaking the promise she made to her dying Mother. Eveline’s myriad of traumatic personal experiences at such a young age inveigled her abrupt decision to leave her family in Dublin; however, the promise she made to her loyalty to her family was not something she could ultimately disavow for a life abroad with Frank Although Eveline’s Father continues to be verbally abusive he was now entering the later stages of his life, giving Eveline a significant reason to second guess her decision. Eveline was the only one tasked with keeping the house in order and her brother would be unable to step in her place due to his church decorating business, so …show more content…
First, Eveline has never lived with Frank previously and must have come to the realization that her original expectations were inflated. For instance, Eveline’s hesitancy ultimately displayed a lack of trust in Frank, perhaps after her father warned her about “sailor chaps” like Frank (James 6). If Eveline was certain that living with Frank would give be everything she first envisioned, then she would of never left Frank at the last possible moment. Lastly, the promise Evelyn made to her dying Mother played the largest role in influencing Eveline’s decision to stay with her