Evelineis a short story and belongs to a collection of Dubliners.

 Joyce speaks about Dubliner's paralysis ,the Dubliners were unable to act and make decisions. Also Eveline doesn't act.

Eveline's life  is conditioned  by a promise,  when she has the opportunity to leave the family and start a family of her own she ran away from the only person that truly love her , she is  a coward , she prefers to stay in a difficult situation with her father instead to discover a new life.

The story is interesting and perfect : The reader is brought through some early childhood memories up to her present day life, where it is then, that Eveline makes the final decision. Eveline's decision was not contrary to belief, but comparatively the conclusion of her confined outlook on life.

Thanks to the narrative technique the reader have the impression to be inside the story ,he is involved by the story. Besides the story isn't long and bore.