Eveline

     James Joyce's Eveline details, in just a few short pages, much of a woman named Eveline's life. One literary technique I noticed immediately was Joyce's use of imagery. "And yet during all those years she had never found out the name of the priest whose yellowing photograph hung on the wall above the broken harmonium beside the colored print of the promises made to Blessed Margaret Mary Alocoque" (Joyce, 218). This amazing use of imagery and detail allows the reader to envision exactly what the author is talking about. The way Joyce weaves in these detailed events captivates the reader and makes them feel as if they are watching the story unfold before their own eyes.
     Eveline's life, as detailed in this short story, seems extremely depressing and empty. She seems to never really have anyone to love or protect her. And as soon as she does, she abandons it. Because of her moms death and her fathers hate, she seems to have psychological problems with others becoming too close to her. She always wants to run away, even if that means running away from who she was running to.