Eveline's Relationship with the World

In a way, I can relate with the short story Eveline by James Joyce. Except the big problem was my stepmother, and Eveline's issue was her father. To have someone ridicule you without the other parent present, is a struggle. It does make you feel more isolated in the world even if other siblings are there to help. And once you have become accustomed to the continual arguments and downgrading, you realize there is no escape and to just go with it. So when Eveline is faced with the option to leave the one home she has known all of her life for her first lover, she is undecided. What will she do without the constant fighting that has been a daily ritual in her life? The obvious answer is that of course, she should take her chances and leave. Yet, it is way more complicated than the easy way out. In my personal story, I am faced with the option of leaving my dad's house in Maryland and return living with my mother in Delaware. Obviously, I picked the choice to attend St. Mark's High School in order to obtain a better home life and face the problem of having to make new friends all over again. The doubts will always be present in Eveline's mind. There will be consequences to either action. It will change her entire course of life. What if she makes the wrong decision and something even more horrible happens to her or someone else? Eveline could always just keep facing the dangers of her father and be strong for her siblings. Or Eveline could possibly be happy, if she knew how to. The fear of reaching an agreement is what stops Eveline from marching on to that boat and running away with her secret lover. It's almost unjust how life comes with big changes. These feelings of uncertainty all lead up to how the new criticism is a critical approach to this story. (And sorry if I repeat things that have been previously said, I don't remember which approaches the presenting group did in class) This is because there is universal sense of being confused between choices. I had an extremely similar situation and I'm almost one-hundred percent positive that everybody else in the entire world has or have these experiences. Even though there is a historical approach to this story because it was written in 1914 yet this struggle is global even 98 years later, in a new era with new concepts of life. Eveline's character is also common among the people of the world and could be understood by many generations of people. Basically, this story could be read by numerous communities in order to learn that they are not alone in this big world. I certainly have realized that others may be going through the same dilemmas and need help sorting out the pros and cons of each situation. This book is very beneficial for the readers and is entertaining to comprehend.