Question

I left out these very last sentences. Thank you.

1) What do all characters in Joyce's Dubliners have in common/share?
How is /are Joice's Dubliners structured? Describe its two recurrent themes.
2) What triggers Eveline's flow of thoughts (flashback) to the night of her mother's death?
3) Eveline is unable to break the chains of her past. She refuses to leave her family home and eventually gives up her desire/hope for a better, more satisfying life with Mark.
4) Why is she unable to take (make?) a decision?
She is entrapped (a synonym) by a sense of paralyses which prevents her from acting.
to draw a parallel between ..and....
to compare Are they synonyms?

Answer 1

1) What do all characters in Joyce's <i>Dubliners</i> have in common?

How is Joyce's <i>Dubliners</i> structured? Describe its two recurrent themes.

2) What triggers Eveline's flashback to the night of her mother's death?

3) Eveline is unable to break the chains of her past. She refuses to leave her family home and eventually gives up her desire for a better, more satisfying life with Mark.

4) Why is she unable to make a decision?
She is trapped by a sense of paralysis, which prevents her from acting.
<b>paralysis - singular
paralyses - plural</b>

to draw a parallel between ..and....
to compare Are they synonyms?
<b>yes</b>