What is the main point of "Eveline" by James Joyce? What does Joyce do to make this point?

As
usual, it's difficult to pinpoint a single "point" in any work of literature. However,
if one were to talk about the point of 's "," then it would be most accurate to say
that the major point of the story is to illustrate the oppression of Irish women.

In Joyce's short story, Eveline is a young, working-class woman burdened with
hardship. Her mother and one brother have passed away, and her father has fallen into
alcoholism. Eveline...