Eveline is a novel taken from James Joyce's Dubliners, published in 1914. The story is made of six sequences. The novel is about Eveline Hill, a young woman that is about to leave her house in order to go living in Buenos Aires. She runs her house and family, as her father is not able to do it on his own. Furthermore, she's going to marry Frank, a sailor, that will bring her to far from home.
In the first sequence Eveline remembers her past life in the neighborhood and all the events occurred to her when she was a little girl. In the second sequence every object reminds her something or causes a feeling. Therefore, she deals with the emotions she will leave behind her after changing city. The third sequence is about her relation with her father. It's outlined her importance for the family as she's the only one able to run it. The fourth sequence deals with the figure of Frank, that represents the possibility of leaving home and escape from her reality and her father. The fifth sequence takes back the beginning of the novel, as Eveline returns to think about her past and her family. The memory of her mother's death comes back and causes a desire of escape. The sixth sequence is located in North Wall station where she's about of leaving the country with Frank. Yet, while Frank is getting on board, Eveline refuses to and stops on the quay, unable to control her fears and to surpass her past life.