EVELINE by J. Joyce TIME & SETTING

• FIRST LINES

TIME: evening

PLACE: by the window

• LINES 7-20

TIME: references to the PAST (childhood)

PLACE: the same where Eveline has been living up to now (her home)

• LINES 20-29

TIME: PRESENT (the same evening)

PLACE: Eveline's room

• LINES 37-44

TIME: FUTURE (hypothesis)

PLACE: the Stores, where she works

• LINES 45-48

TIME: FUTURE (plans)

PLACE: her future house

• LINES 48-50

TIME: PRESENT

• LINES 50-72

TIME: PAST (memories of her family)

• LINES 73-76

TIME: FUTURE (plans with Frank)

PLACE: boat (journey) and the new house in Buenos Ayres

• LINES 76-99

TIME: PAST (the beginning of the relationship with Frank)

• LINES 100-104

TIME: PRESENT (evening)

PLACE: by the window

• LINES 104-108

TIME:PAST (memories of her father)

PLACE: her current house

• LINES 109-112

TIME: PRESENT (repetition of the opening scene)

• LINES 112-116

TIME: PAST (memories of her mother)

• LINE 117

TIME: PRESENT

PLACE: outside the window, on the street

• LINES 117-124

TIME: PAST (memories)

• LINES 125-126

TIME: PRESENT

• LINES 126-129

TIME: FUTURE

• LINES 130-135

TIME: PRESENT

PLACE: the port of Dublin