Sunday 10 August 2008

In James Joyce's "Eveline," what does Eveline's father think about Frank?

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story "," Eveline's father forbids her from having anything to do with Frank because,
as he says, "I know these sailor chaps." There are two ways in which this can be
interpreted:

  1. Eveline's father is attempting to protect his
    daughter from  this "sailor chap." 
  2. Eveline's father would object
    to anyone who courts his daughter because it would disrupt his lifestyle.

Like all Joyce stories, the answer is probably not simple and is perhaps a combination
of the two possibilities. 

Eveline's father...


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