#3 At just about the middle of the story (end of paragraph 9), Eveline sums up her life in Dublin: "It was hard work-a hard life-but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life." What about it makes it attractive to her?
"In her home anyway she had shelter and food; she had those whom she had known all her life about her."
In the story "Eveline" by James Joyce, Eveline is preparing to leave her life behind for a new life. As she reminisced about her past, Eveline began to wonder why she was leaving. She realized that her life was not that bad after all. She had a home and a family. Eveline was attracted to her lifestyle because it was comfortable. She had a daily routine that she followed and she was okay with that. Even though there was a possibility of a better life, Eveline was not sure that is what she wanted anymore. By the end of the story, the reader realizes that Eveline is afraid of change and a life in a strange new country because she chose not to go with Frank.
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