It's
possible to read too much into the title of the story. Joyce is much more concerned with whatas
a character represents rather than the significance of her name. That said, it is unlikely in
the extreme that a man who savored the origins of names and words as much as Joyce will have
been unaware that Eveline ultimately comes from the Hebrew word meaning life.
Without wishing to stretch the point too far, one could argue that Eveline's name is
significant as the title of the story as it concerns a decision that will change the's life
forever. As we've already seen, Eveline comes from the Hebrew...
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