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In the short story “Eveline”, James Joyce portrays a young woman trying to gain her own happiness without walking in the fatal foot stets of her mother. In exchange for the abusive life with her father, Eveline is faced with the chance at happiness, fleeing t ....

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.... life of common places sacrifices closing in final craziness.” Eveline sees that having respect in hopeless, because she sees her mother within her self. Eveline wants to be like her mother, even though its going to hold her back, from happiness and respect. With all the aspects Eveline feels respect in unattainable. Eveline, a woman who wants only to please her family, is unhappy with her life, however she promised her mother she would keep the family together. “Strange that it should come that very night to remind her of the very promise to her mother, her promise to keep the home together as long as she could.” Eveline struggles to keep t ....