If Eveline Were a Man If Eveline were a man, she would have left Dublin and followed her love to Buenos Ayres. In the story Eveline by James Joyce, Eveline decided to stay in Dublin because she was afraid of change. Eveline felt she should fulfill her mother's dying wish by staying with her family, whatever the circumstances might be. This is because of her sense of responsibility. Even though her father was an alcoholic and treated her horribly, she still selflessly supported him. Eveline's family life was disfunctional. There was no love in their house. The father was an abusive man. He never showed his children love. Eveline remembers once when her fath