Scarica Analisi testo ''Eveline'' di J.Joyce e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! SUM UP ACTIVITY EVELINE_WORK ON THE TEXT 1. the setting in time and place: It is evening and the action takes place in Eveline's living-room; 2. how the interior of the room is described: Darkness and dust characterise the room; 3. how Eveline feels: She feels tired 4. what the world outside her window makes her think about: The world outside her window makes her think about her childhood 5. what role Eveline's father played in the past: Eveline and the other children of the same avenue used to play and shelter by vigilance against the inimical adult, Eveline's father (lines 9-16), who used to interfere with and spoil their play. 6. what objects the girl notices in her room and what feature these things share: In the room where Eveline stands she notices the picture of a priest, a school friend of her father's; the promises made to Blessed Mary Margaret Alacoque are next to his picture (lines 20-28). All these objects are familiar to her and share their being old and dusty. 7. what Eveline is caught between throughout this part: She is caught between a future far from her family with Frank and the passivity of her home city. Focus on the character of Eveline 1. Does Joyce introduce her in a traditional way? What is the reader obliged to do? The character of the girl is not introduced in a traditional way since we are not given information about her physical appearance, family and school. The reader is obliged to infer the pieces of information from the development of her thoughts. 2. How does she appear? Why? She appears tired linked to stillness and paralysis, since she does not move and her only life is her mind's. Most of the story takes place in Eveline's mind, however her thoughts are not arranged in chronological order and they wander from past to present and future. PRESENT She sat at the window (line 1); she was tired (line 3); she looked out of the room (Line 20); she tried to weigh... (lines 30-31); she had shelter and food (line 31); she felt herself in danger of her father's violence (line 44); she has nobody to protect her (line 48); she gave her entire wages (line 53); her father was bad on Saturday night (line 56); she worked hard (line 60); letters to say goodbye (line 89); she must escape (line 110); she stood motionless among the crowd on the quayside (line 114); it was impossible for her to escape (lines 131-140); sent a cry of anguish (line 133); passive like a helpless animal (line 138). PAST She and her brothers used to play in the field (lines 9-16); her mother was dead (line 17); she had dusted... (line 21); she had consented. . . (line 30); Frank's courtship (line 69); her father had forbidden her love (line 83); life with her father (lines 90-94); her mother's last night (lines 109-111). FUTURE Now she was going away (lines 18-19); she would never see again all the things in her living room (lines 22-23); she would leave her job (lines 33-34); she would be married and have a new house. She would be treated with respect (lines 41-43). She was about to explore another life with Frank (line 64). She was to go away by night-boat and be his wife (line 66). Frank would save her (lines 110-111); She would be on the sea with Frank (lines 121-122) The most important images connected with these time references: Eveline's present is linked to stillness and dust. Her past is connected with the death of her mother.
