Love Unit 2

Eveline

James Joyce 

In Eveline, Joyce makes note of the internal conflict that overcomes the narrator. The narrator expresses her need to leave her home. She is engaged to a man by the name of Frank. This man is going to take her with him to Buenos Aires where she will finally become free from her home. However, as the time nears for her to move with with Frank, she begins to have cold feet. "She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise? She tried to weigh each side of the question"( Joyce, 219). She had received the permission to leave her home, but she did not know if that is what she truly wanted. I feel as though the narrator's internal conflict was fueled by her being averse to change. She had become so used to the routine that she was currently a part of at home. Her internal conflict on whether to leave her home or not is deeper than just deciding on whether or not to move. She is also dealing with her indecisive nature fueled by her lack of exposure to any place besides her home.