Eveline
... of her mother’s household responsibilities. Evenline had great responsibilities under her shoulders, from cleaning the house to taking care of two young children who had been left to her care, and if that wasn’t enough, her father who had a history of physically abusing her siblings threatened her. As the story continues to unfold, the character of Frank is presented to the reader. Frank was courting Eveline, but he was quite different from her in that he was an adventurous young man who was not afraid of leaving a life behind to start a fresh new one. Frank had worked on ships and had sailed to many different parts of the world. He had stories to tell and dreams to share with Eveline and in a way, he was Eveline’s escape of her troublesome life in that he wanted to show her a different life, a life of happiness, joy and a life of adventure. He offered ...