"He rushed beyond the barrier and called to her to follow...Her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition." -pg. 222
This was probably the most frustrating short story because of the main character. I actually found Eveline just as, if not more, annoying than Bartleby because of their similar indecisiveness. However, in a small way, Eveline's character is a sympathetic one, and relatable to som. Her abusive father, mother's, sibling's, and friends' deaths, and her yearning of a better life all make the reader feel sorry for her- or at least until the end of the story. Throughout the story, she talks about starting her new life, and at the very end, she has the decision to leave...but she doesn't. She stays with her dysfunctional family. That really aggravated me. Because she had a poor family life, she is a victim of circumstances beyond her control, but when she decides to stay in that harmful environment for her spiritual connection to her home, she becomes a victim of her character- mainly her inability to make good decisions- which also creates some disdain towards her from the reader, or at least it did with me.
This was probably the most frustrating short story because of the main character. I actually found Eveline just as, if not more, annoying than Bartleby because of their similar indecisiveness. However, in a small way, Eveline's character is a sympathetic one, and relatable to som. Her abusive father, mother's, sibling's, and friends' deaths, and her yearning of a better life all make the reader feel sorry for her- or at least until the end of the story. Throughout the story, she talks about starting her new life, and at the very end, she has the decision to leave...but she doesn't. She stays with her dysfunctional family. That really aggravated me. Because she had a poor family life, she is a victim of circumstances beyond her control, but when she decides to stay in that harmful environment for her spiritual connection to her home, she becomes a victim of her character- mainly her inability to make good decisions- which also creates some disdain towards her from the reader, or at least it did with me.
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