he short story Eveline is arranged into 2 parts.

The function of the first part is to introduce the story: we can understand who the protagonist is and who the other main characters are. After that the writer gives us also relevant and significant information about the protagonist's background: her family, economical, social, and emotional situation. We are immersed completely in the situation. But in the first part of the story no one act. As the matter of fact the protagonist doesn't act: she is sat at the window and she is thinking about her past and her future

The function of the second part is to show the conclusion of the story.

In this part the setting, that is the place where the events take place, changes: it is not Eveline's house but the pier, from which she should leave towards Buenos Aires with Frank. In this part the protagonist act but the conclusion of the story is not happy. She decides not to leave.