Concetti Chiave
- The story revolves around Eveline, a 19-year-old girl from Dublin, who feels trapped by her violent father and unsatisfying job.
- Eveline plans to escape her frustrating life by moving to Buenos Aires with Frank, a sailor, but is overwhelmed by doubts.
- At the port, Eveline decides not to board the ship with Frank, honoring a promise to her mother to keep the family united.
- The narrative is presented with a melancholic and sad tone, reflecting Eveline's internal struggle and inability to change her life.
- The story draws parallels with works of art and literature, such as Dalí's "Orologi Molli" and Dickens' "Oliver Twist," highlighting themes of time, memory, and entrapment.
Summery:
This story deals with Eveline’s life, a nineteen young girl of Dublin. At the beginning ,she looks out of the window the street where she played when she was a child. Eveline thinks about her life: she is afraid of her father that hits her and she feels frustrated by her shop’s assistant job. So Eveline plans to live with Frank,a dech boy, to Buenos Aires. The girl is caught by lots of doubts. As a matter of fact,at the port she doesn’t go and leaves Frank alone on the ship.
Themes:
-Relationship with her father: terrible because he was violent.
-She wasn’t happy of her job
-She would change her life
-Eveline’s inability to escape and to leave her frustrating life
Tone:
-Melancholic.
-Sad.
-Piteous.
Structure:
The story starts in medias-res. There are:
An introduction with the presentation of Eveline, the place where the story takes place and the family’s story(from 1 to 18 lines)
A development ( Turning point: while she is leaving with Frank, suddenly she decides to stay with her father)
A conclusion (from 110 to 131 lines)
Narrator
We have a limited third-person narrator. The story is told from the perspective of Eveline.
Links with Arte(Orologi Molli by Dalì)
This story remembers me the famous picture Orologi molli by Salvador Dalì. It expresses the idea of efface the fixed and monotonous rules that mark the everyday life. The watches represent the time of memory and, for this reason, they have a fluid, vain form. Similarly to Eveline’s short story, the painting focuses about the passage of time, the memories of the past. Everything is pervaded by a feeling of melancholy.
Links with the story of Oliver Twist
The story reminds me the famous film Oliver Twist adapted from the namesake story by Charles Dickens. Oliver's story is very similar to that of Eveline as both are mistreated, Eveline by his father while Oliver from the “boss” of the gang of pickpockets. But, unfortunately, they can’t escape from their devasted lives,as Eveline decide not to leave with her boyfriend and Oliver goes to visit in prison his “boss” who made a thief out of him.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il tema principale della storia di Eveline?
- Come viene descritto il rapporto di Eveline con suo padre?
- Quali sono i collegamenti tra la storia di Eveline e l'opera "Orologi Molli" di Dalì?
Il tema principale è l'incapacità di Eveline di sfuggire alla sua vita frustrante, nonostante il desiderio di cambiare e la possibilità di partire con Frank.
Il rapporto di Eveline con suo padre è descritto come terribile a causa della sua violenza, che contribuisce al suo desiderio di fuggire.
Entrambi, la storia di Eveline e l'opera di Dalì, esprimono l'idea del passaggio del tempo e dei ricordi del passato, pervasi da un sentimento di malinconia.
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