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Eveline - Coggle Diagram
Eveline
Characters:
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Eveline's Father: Violent and strict, instills fear in Eveline
Eveline's Mother: Conservative, emphasizes duty
Frank: Eveline's fiancé, kind and brave, represents an unknown future
Antithesis between Eveline's current home and the potential new life in Buenos Aires, symbolizing paralysis versus escape
Structure and Style:
Opens in medias res, with Eveline contemplating her decision at the window
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Epiphany triggered by a street organ, reminding Eveline of her promise to her dying mother
Symbolic words: dust representing decay and paralysis, sea representing action and escape
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Plot
Eveline Hill, a young woman, deliberates whether to elope with her lover, Frank, to Argentina, reminiscing about her childhood and her abusive father.
She faces the dilemma of staying in Dublin as a dutiful daughter or leaving with Frank for a new life.
Despite agreeing to leave with Frank, Eveline experiences conflicting emotions, torn between her duty to her family and her desire for freedom.