Eveline

Internal conflict exists in the story Eveline by James Joyce. In the story, the character of Miss Hill has an internal conflict. Throughout the course of the story, it talks about how Miss Hill is in the house that she grew up in. As we I read the story, it became apparent that there were some troubling memories that went along with the house. It talked about abuse that occurred between her mother and father. Even though the house held troubling memories, she still has the internal conflict on whether or not she should sell her house. Adding onto the troubling memories making her want to sell the house, she promised her deceased mother that she would keep the house as long as she possible could. The memory of that moment came frequently when she promised her mother of "her promise to keep the home together as long as she could" (Joyce, 221). If she were to sell the house, she would be able to go and live her new happy life with Frank. At the end of the story, we see her make the decision about the internal conflict by letting the ship sail away with Frank on it without her.