Lesson Topic:

Eveline by James Joyce- Basic Understanding,

Analysis and Interpretation

Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky

Target Class: 10th Grade

Lesson Place in the Curriculum:

Lesson Nine המצגת נערכה ע"י סוזן סטריקובסקי

כל הזכויות שמורות לוויסקול לימודים מקוונים בע"מ

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Basic Understanding

• Analysis and Interpretation- Symbolism

• Examples of Symbolism in Eveline

• Stream of Consciousness

• Conclusion

James Joyce

1882-1941

An Irish novelist, short story writer,

and poet.

He contributed to the modernist

avant-garde and is regarded as one of

the most influential and important

authors of the 20th century.

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Have you ever had to make a

decision that involves

choosing between what your

family expect and your own

personal desire?

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)Les régates de Nice

Why is the woman looking

out of the window?

What do you think she is

thinking about?

If you had to choose

between love and family,

what would you choose?Henri Matisse (1869-1954)Les régates de Nice

Basic UnderstandingEveline faces a difficult dilemma: remain at home like a

dutiful daughter, or leave Dublin with her lover, Frank, who is

a sailor.

He wants her to marry him and live with him in Buenos Aires,

and she has already agreed to leave with him in secret.

The story tells about the internal conflict she feels in making

this decision.

Analysis and Interpretation-Symbolism

Symbolism is the use of images / figures /

designs to represent ideas or qualities

Analysis and Interpretation-Symbolism

Joyce found himself involved in the controversy concerning

the two most influential literary currents of the time, realism

and symbolism.

He always refused to be classified in either movement, since

realism and symbolism often combined in his work.

Analysis and Interpretation-Symbolism

Dubliners is often said to be written in perfect adherence to

the principles of naturalism then dominating.

Joyce intended to describe Dublin life in an objective way

and he also felt the need to document the real life nature of it.

Examples of Symbolism in Eveline

The names of certain characters are symbolic:

Eveline makes us think about Eve, the first woman,

symbol of the whole female condition.

Color symbolism: brown and frequently

suggesting the pervading theme of paralysis.

Examples of Symbolism in Eveline

The sea: it is both the way towards a future of salvation

from a squalid destiny but also the symbol of the

danger she imagines to exist outside her house.

Examples of Symbolism in Eveline

Dust: The first glimpse we get of the main character in

James Joyce’s “Eveline” is as she “leaned against the

window curtains” smelling the “dusty cretonne”.

This reinforces our understanding that Eveline is living

in a dreary, suffocating life.

Stream of ConsciousnessThe description of Eveline’s thoughts and

emotions dominate the text; most of the “action”

takes place within Eveline’s head.

The words convey her thoughts, emotions and

memories rather than describing a series of

events.

Today’s Lesson was about

Eveline- Basic Understanding,

Analysis and Interpretation

Next Lesson will be about

Eveline- Bridging Text, Context

and Theme