Question

In Joyce’s “Eveline,” how does the music of the organ player affect Eveline? Select all that apply.It reminds her of the night her mother died.
It makes her think of Frank, her lover.
It makes her dream of becoming a singer on a ship.
It makes her fear that her father will fly into a rage.

Answer 1

It makes her dream of becoming a singer on a ship

Answer 2

Answer:

It reminds her of the night her mother died.

Explanation:

A young woman, about nineteen, Eveline, sits by the window, waiting to leave the house. She wonders about the aspects of her life that led her to leave that place while "the odor of dusty cretonnel filled her nostrils." His mother and older brother, Ernest, died. The remaining brother, Harry, is on the road thanks to his "church-decorating business." She fears her father will hit her, as she did her brothers. And she has little attachment to the job of a saleswoman. Eveline fell in love with the sailor Frank, who promised to take her to Buenos Aires with him. Before leaving to meet Frank, she hears an organ player coming from outside. It reminds her of the melody she played when her mother died, and the promise she had made to take care of the house. At the dock where, where she waits with Frank to board the ship, Eveline feels deeply conflicted, and takes the painful decision not to leave with him. However, his face does not even show an emotion.