Eveline - James Joyce

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Objectives:

 -To achieve a better understanding of the short story by learning literary devices and terms used for analyzing stories.

-To learn how to analyze the relationship between characters, and events in the story using these literary devices. 

Learning goals:

- You can analyze a short story.

- You understand and know how to use the correct terminology for the analysis. 

At the end of the lesson I can:

- Evaluate and analyze a fictional character that I have read about in a short story.

- Select evidence from the text to support my evaluation. 

Lesson plan:

First, listen and watch the short story, then answer the questions in the slides. 

About the author James Joyce:

Born: February 2, 1882

Died: January 13, 1941

Joyce was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic.

He is most famous for writing the book Ulysses.

In which city does the story take place?

What is the theme in the story?

What is Eveline's dilemma?

When Eveline stared out the window across the street, what did she see? Describe the imagery of the moment.

Where does Frank want to live with Eveline?

1. London
2. Dublin
3. Buenos Aires
4. Liverpool

What promise did Eveline make to her mother?

1. to get married to a nicer man than her father
2. to look after the house
3. to take care of her father
4. to leave Dublin

What is the rising action in the story?

1. When Eveline met Frank
2. When Eveline described her home and family.
3. When Eveline didn't want to leave her father.
4. When Frank wanted to leave with her

An example of a simile in the story:

1. she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterwards crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses
2. that life of commonplace sacrifices closing in final craziness
3. All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart.
4. "When they were growing up he had never gone for her like he use to go for

What is the climax in the story?

1. The conflict is resolved as Eveline stays in Ireland.
2. After the confrontation scene, Eveline decides not to leave Ireland.
3. Eveline can’t decide if she’s making the right decision or not by leaving her elderly father in Ireland for a better life in Buenos Aires with her boyfriend, Frank.
4. Eveline has a memory of her mother, and makes her way to the pier to meet Frank. As she is approaching him, she is making up her mind.

How are women treated in the story?