Eveline

Eveline is a story about a girl who is on her way to be married, but suddenly realizes that it is not what she really wants.

level one: Where are Frank and Eveline supposed to go live?
level two: does Eveline ever truly want to marry Frank?
level three: How does this story represent the human complex of desiring what one can't have, and then when one gets it, they don't really want it anymore?

Though the story was, in tandem with usual James Joyce style, confusing, I enjoyed it. Plot-wise, I completely saw the end coming. I knew that she was going to end up not being able to go with him, because the voice Joyce had written with describing her feelings for him was not particularly encouraging. I didn't, however, get much out of it on a level that went beyond the plot and an analyzation of Eveline's character. She obviously has no idea what she wants, which could reflect Joyce's perception of society or even himself. I caught a reference to a yellowing picture of a priest, which could carry the whole "death of church" trend. However the story was for the most part somewhat unclear.