Questions:
1.) Where was Eveline going to move to?
2.) Why didn't Eveline end up going?
3.) When is it important to honor your family's wishes vs. doing something to benefit yourself?
The theme of this story is the importance of getting your priorities in order.
Joyce's "Eveline" is a constant clash between staying true to one's own familial obligations versus doing what in the long run benefits the individual. There is constant internal conflict when eveline must decide if she will stay in Ireland to care for her family and fulfill her promise to her mother that she would in fact do so, versus joining a man who would give her a life and possibly love in a new, better place. The only problem comes when she decides that she has none of the deeper feelings for the man that would ultimately lead to happiness as far as relationships are concerned. I'm left stumped as to whether or not her decision was a good one.
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