The short story “Eveline” gives a young woman the chance to explore new things. A new man. A new world. A new self. The young women Eveline has not experienced the easiest life. Her mother and protector died when she was a child. Once her mother died, she was unable to salvage herself from the abusive alcoholic she calls dad. She has been given the choice of going to Buenos Ayres with a new man. After contemplating, she made a split second decision of not going. The slight worry held her back. The reader understands Eveline and her struggles through her abusive father, Eveline’s and Frank's relationship, the choice to go to Buenos Ayres.
Eveline has a detached relationship with her father. He is what someone may call an abusive drunk. As …show more content…
Ruff from the Honors Program Liberty University 2015, “ any physical maltreatment, emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children is considered abuse. It results in actual or potential harm to a child's health, survival development, or dignity. There are four types of child abuse: sexual, physical, emotional/psychological, and neglect” (“Long-Term Treatment of Child Abuse”). This makes it very clear Eveline’s father is abusive even if he is not sexualy or physically hurting her all the time, but he is definitely hurting her …show more content…
Some of the major points are new beginnings and an escape from her father. Eveline also did not want to repeat the choices that her mother made by staying, not only with an abusive alcoholic, but letting her children endure the same pain. She believes that leaving will give her a fresh start and it will be great. What she does not realize is that with leaving she is in an area where she does not know. A tongue she does not know. With a man she does not know. This is all exemplified in her responses to getting on the boat “put quote here about the fear” this quote shows that when it came down to it, she was fearful of the stranger she was about to give her life
Eveline has a detached relationship with her father. He is what someone may call an abusive drunk. As …show more content…
Ruff from the Honors Program Liberty University 2015, “ any physical maltreatment, emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children is considered abuse. It results in actual or potential harm to a child's health, survival development, or dignity. There are four types of child abuse: sexual, physical, emotional/psychological, and neglect” (“Long-Term Treatment of Child Abuse”). This makes it very clear Eveline’s father is abusive even if he is not sexualy or physically hurting her all the time, but he is definitely hurting her …show more content…
Some of the major points are new beginnings and an escape from her father. Eveline also did not want to repeat the choices that her mother made by staying, not only with an abusive alcoholic, but letting her children endure the same pain. She believes that leaving will give her a fresh start and it will be great. What she does not realize is that with leaving she is in an area where she does not know. A tongue she does not know. With a man she does not know. This is all exemplified in her responses to getting on the boat “put quote here about the fear” this quote shows that when it came down to it, she was fearful of the stranger she was about to give her life