Literary Analysis of the Dubliners
ENG 301
Literature Analysis
Title: Dubliners “Eveline”, James Joyce
Cast: Main Characters: Eveline Hill, her father, her mother, Frank, Minor Characters: a man, the children playing in the field( the Devines, Waters, Dunns, little Keogh, her brothers and sisters, Ernest, Tizzie Dunn, Margaret Alacovaz, Miss Gaven, Harry and the organ player
Character: Eveline Hill
Caregiver: The character Eveline is portrayed as the caretaker. “She had hard work to keep the house together and to see that the two young children whom had been left to her to charge went to school regularly and got their meals regularly.”( Eveline to self, 37) Since her mother has pasted on, Eveline has had to assume the role of the nurturer because she was the only one that was capable of doing so. She was in charge of the dusting, cleaning and taking care of everything since her mother had past so to her this just seemed to be so routine to her, as well as living in Dublin for all these years this is just what she knows and feels comfortable with.
Conformist: Her father seemed to be somewhat of a director towards her as well as does her lover Frank. He father doesn’t seem to condone her relationship with Frank. “The organ player had been ordered to go away and given six pence. She remembered her father strutting back into the sickroom saying Damned Italians! Coming over here!”(Eveline to self, 39) Her father is very domineering and tries to tell her what to do and that he seems to know what is best for her. He even goes as far as taking her paycheck that she gets from the store that she works at and from watching the children as well. She also seems to think that Franks will drown her if she ends up going with him as opposed to staying because she will have the challenges with a new marriage, a new home and possibly children.
Oppressor: Paralysis seems to be another factor within the story. “She sat her white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal.”(Eveline to self,
Literature Analysis
Title: Dubliners “Eveline”, James Joyce
Cast: Main Characters: Eveline Hill, her father, her mother, Frank, Minor Characters: a man, the children playing in the field( the Devines, Waters, Dunns, little Keogh, her brothers and sisters, Ernest, Tizzie Dunn, Margaret Alacovaz, Miss Gaven, Harry and the organ player
Character: Eveline Hill
Caregiver: The character Eveline is portrayed as the caretaker. “She had hard work to keep the house together and to see that the two young children whom had been left to her to charge went to school regularly and got their meals regularly.”( Eveline to self, 37) Since her mother has pasted on, Eveline has had to assume the role of the nurturer because she was the only one that was capable of doing so. She was in charge of the dusting, cleaning and taking care of everything since her mother had past so to her this just seemed to be so routine to her, as well as living in Dublin for all these years this is just what she knows and feels comfortable with.
Conformist: Her father seemed to be somewhat of a director towards her as well as does her lover Frank. He father doesn’t seem to condone her relationship with Frank. “The organ player had been ordered to go away and given six pence. She remembered her father strutting back into the sickroom saying Damned Italians! Coming over here!”(Eveline to self, 39) Her father is very domineering and tries to tell her what to do and that he seems to know what is best for her. He even goes as far as taking her paycheck that she gets from the store that she works at and from watching the children as well. She also seems to think that Franks will drown her if she ends up going with him as opposed to staying because she will have the challenges with a new marriage, a new home and possibly children.
Oppressor: Paralysis seems to be another factor within the story. “She sat her white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal.”(Eveline to self,