Joyce
has an incredible talent for taking classic tropes and turning them on their heads, and the
story of "" is no exception. The story begins with the trope of a young woman in
distress having been promised to be delivered from her live of toil and sorrow by a dashing
young man. As the story progresses, the reader can sense something is wrong. Her resolve wavers.
She begins to think fondly of her oppressive father. However, when she finally stands up from
the window, her path seems clear once again. "She must escape."
Thecomes when Frank and Eveline are in line for the boat. When...
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