Then there is Frank, who "had been an excitement for her to have a fellow then she began to like him" (5). Although she says more about Frank than this, this quotation explicates that she does not love him, but only likes him. Eveline loves her father despite all his flaws. She "never dreamed of being divided" from her life's "familiar objects" (4). Eveline does not love Frank, but only likes him and the excitement of having a fellow. Thus the readers are able to analyze Eveline through her actions, as well as her father and Frank through what she says about them. Therefore Joyce uses Eveline's father's character and Frank's character to explicate Evel
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