Eveline (James Joyce) — Chapter Summary

Eveline is the central character

Eveline is the central character. She is over nineteen years old, earns seven shillings a week, gives her wages to the household, and feels burdened b

Eveline has to keep the house

Eveline has to keep the house together, do marketing, and look after younger children. She also remembers her promise to her mother to keep the home t

Frank is Eveline’s suitor

Frank is Eveline’s suitor. He is kind, manly, and open-hearted. He plans to take her by night boat to Buenos Aires, where he has a home waiting for he

Although Eveline sees the chance

Although Eveline sees the chance for happiness, fear overwhelms her at the station. She feels as if the sea will drown her and finally cannot move for

Eveline remembers childhood games in

Eveline remembers childhood games in the field, her dead mother, her brother Ernest, her brother Harry, and the changes in the avenue. The past keeps