Faculty Mentors
Tracy Mishkin
Abstract
There are many difficult questions in life that envelope each of us in a "maze of distress" (Joyce 514). Each one seems more confusing than the last, but the next one will seem even more so. In James Joyce's "Eveline," a woman must choose between the possibility of happiness with her love or a continued life of drudgery as the caretaker of her family. Even though a difficult family life destroyed her mother, Eveline's decision is confused by her obligation to her family. Oddly enough, Eveline makes what seems to be an unbelievable choice: to stay with her family. After delving into the particulars of her life, she chooses to stay because she has no other alternative.
Recommended Citation
Lyons, Joanna
(2000)
""The end of pleasure is pain": Why Eveline Could Not Leave,"
The Corinthian: Vol. 2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol2/iss1/8