n Dubliners James Joyce was portraying gender roles in Eveline, and Clay. Each were a woman and had to take care of someone, and never thought of doing something for themselves. Dubliner had used both these stories to show and relate to other women, and how women were being treated in Ireland. Dubliner is known for his famous English short stories that he has written. His short stories in the book do not represent the touristy things that people might want to read, but it shows how people were being treated in the era, and how Dubliner is representing the women. Women are forced to be caretakers even if they are married or not. “While marriage represents a prison of economic responsibilities to the men in Dubliners, women are even worse off.”
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Her mother had passed away, and now she had to play the mother figure and take care of her father and siblings. She had found true love, and thought about running away with him, and life being a bit easier, but she remembered the promise she made to her mother. Eveline decided to stay and regroup with her family instead. “ He rushed beyond the barrier and called to her to follow. He was shouted at to go on but he still called to her. She set her white face to him, passive like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave her no sign of love or farewell or recognition.” (pg 32) It clearly shows that she did not leave with Frank. There is no evidence to see what has happened after, but Dubliner had made it seem like each of them went their separate ways. As the readers we do not know exactly what happened. If she stay home it was a good thing because even if she would have gotten married with him, she would have still had to take care of her husband Frank. Eveline would have been far from her family. Eveline had this idea that Frank would be the one to help her live her life, when really marriages were not the best during those centuries. She would have still taken care of Frank or her own children if she left. “Frank would save her. He would give her life, perhaps love too.” (pg 31) She was not even sure of his love is she said
Her mother had passed away, and now she had to play the mother figure and take care of her father and siblings. She had found true love, and thought about running away with him, and life being a bit easier, but she remembered the promise she made to her mother. Eveline decided to stay and regroup with her family instead. “ He rushed beyond the barrier and called to her to follow. He was shouted at to go on but he still called to her. She set her white face to him, passive like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave her no sign of love or farewell or recognition.” (pg 32) It clearly shows that she did not leave with Frank. There is no evidence to see what has happened after, but Dubliner had made it seem like each of them went their separate ways. As the readers we do not know exactly what happened. If she stay home it was a good thing because even if she would have gotten married with him, she would have still had to take care of her husband Frank. Eveline would have been far from her family. Eveline had this idea that Frank would be the one to help her live her life, when really marriages were not the best during those centuries. She would have still taken care of Frank or her own children if she left. “Frank would save her. He would give her life, perhaps love too.” (pg 31) She was not even sure of his love is she said