Eveline dubliners by james joyce, Tesine di Maturità di Inglese

Scarica Eveline dubliners by james joyce e più Tesine di Maturità in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Eveline by J. Joyce The protagonist of this short story is Eveline, a nineteen-year-old girl, who, at the beginning of the story, looks out of the window. While she is looking outside, she listens to a pipe organ playing, which recalls to her mind a song she heard before her mother’s death. She remembers her childhood. She is terrified by his father who abuses her and she feels frustrated because of her unpretentious job as a shop assistant. Yet, she has planned to go with a sailor called Frank to Buenos Aires. Before leaving, she holds two letters: one is for Harry, her brother, and the other is for her father. She is in doubt: is it better to stay or to leave her family nest for the unknown? The memory of her mother’s dull and sad life pushes her to leave. However, when she arrives at the port with Frank and they are embarking, Eveline thinks again about her past, especially to the vow she made to her mother, promising she would have keep the family together. Consequently, she stands still and doesn’t follow her boyfriend. Frank, who has already embarked on the ship, shouts at her inviting her to join him. At the end of the story, though, he is forced to leave without her.