In 's
"," from his short story collection,
, Eveline is faced with a
decision. Since her mother
died she plays the role of mother to both her younger brother and
her
father. Her father is abusive, particularly toward the brother, but also toward
Eveline.
She is stuck and paralyzed, figuratively speaking.
She has an opportunity to
escape Ireland and her terrible life, by
going away with a man to live in Argentina and start a
new life. The man
even has a house where the two are planning to live.
Eveline goes through the motions of leaving and is within seconds of doing so,
but at
the last minute freezes and refuses to go.
There
is much more present in the
story than the idea of family, but as far as that
theme is concerned, what I've written is a
summary of how the theme of family
is played out in "Eveline."
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