Costly Decisions

Costly Decisions
During many people’s life they find that there are decisions to be made that will, in result, change their lives. As time goes by people wonder, did they make the right choices? In James Joyce’s “Eveline” the main character is forced to make a decision that not only will affect her, but her family and the people she loves. While she knows that she loves Frank, she also recalls her promise to her mother of keeping the family together as long as she can. Eveline has more of a tough love with her father, and her brothers do as well, but they all love him no matter what. As Frank and her are on the way to happiness, she comes to the realization that she cannot leave her home, family, and friends. In fact, it is clear that Eveline makes a decision that is not the best for her happiness in the future.
As Eveline grows closer and closer to her departure with Frank, she starts to realize that this is the most important decision of her life and is ske...