The title refers to the name of the main character of the story: Eveline. The narrator is a third person, who tells the story from his and Eveline's point of view and through the narrative technique of showing,

Eveline" is one of the short stories included in James Joyce's work "Dubliners".

 Dublin is to Joyce the "centre of paralysis", and this mood is underlined in such work, especially in Eveline's inability to take a decision.

She is in love with a young sailor, called Frank, that is going to leave for Argentina with his ship. Eveline would like to follow him, but her family situation and the promise made to her mother when she was dying keeps her from going. Such conflict torments her.

Dubliners is about people that are too shy and conformist to take some important decisions. Eveline is a perfect example. What Eveline is intended to do is told towards her consciousness adopting the interior monologue technique. According to Modernism, events are influenced by an insignificant fact that have however the power to drive people's conscience. What Eveline is intended to do is told towards her consciousness adopting the interior monologue technique. Moreover Eveline lives behind a "curtain" in Dublin because of the paralyzing atmosphere of the city, which doesn't  provide her with the possibility of changing her status.