Stuck in a world of work, hardship, and disability, James Joyce's character Eveline, in the story by the same name, is forced to make a decision. She has to choose between an escape which could be love and a promise to her family. Setting, character, and symbolism have direct impacts upon Eveline's life and her choices that she must make within it.
<Tab/>The setting of "Eveline" is a major contributor to the story. Eveline lives in a dull "brown house" (177) with an "odor of dusty cretonne" (177) along the curtains. There's no wonder why she would sit at the window and look…
