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short story by James Joyce

"Eveline" is a short story by the Irish writer James Joyce. It was first published in by the journal Irish Homestead^[1] and later featured in his collection of short stories Dubliners. It tells the story of Eveline, a teenager who plans to leave Dublin for Argentina with her "lover".

A young woman, Eveline, of about nineteen years of age sits by her window, waiting to leave home.

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She muses on the aspects of her life that are driving her away, while "in her nostrils was the odor of dusty cretonne". Her mother has died as has her older brother Ernest. Her remaining brother, Harry, is on the road "in the church decorating business". She fears that her father will beat her as he used to beat her brothers and she has little loyalty for her sales job.

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She has fallen for a sailor named Frank who promises to take her with him to Buenos Aires. Before leaving to meet Frank, she hears an organ grinder outside, which remind Eveline Summary, Themes, Characters, & Detailed Analysis ... BAVE