What is the climax in the James Joyce story Eveline?

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In my opinion there is no single climax in Eveline ,the first one occurs just after her mother's words of madness"derevaun seraum,derevaun seraun" when she "stood up in a sudden impulse of terrror",then she is panic-stricken as she realizes that ,if she stays in Ireland ,she will be trapped forever and will lead a life which atually amounts to "death within life". Then,the reader might feel she experiences a kind of epiphany ,a revelation a moment of acute awareness of her fate.
Then , it seems to me there is a second climax when Frank cries out to her "come" and the authorial answer is "no ,no ,no! it was impossible"
of course that climax runs counter to the first one and stultifies it . then the final lines lead to the final ,tragic anticlimax "her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or regognition",the ternary rythm emphasizing the horror of Eveline's fate.
Besides ,Ithink the second climax epitomizes the heroin's dillemma, her denial of happiness and pleasure. she denies herself the right to be happy by refusing the unknown.

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In my opinion there is no single climax in Eveline ,the first one occurs just after her mother's words of madness"derevaun seraum,derevaun seraun" when she "stood up in a sudden impulse of terrror",then she is panic-stricken as she realizes that ,if she stays in Ireland ,she will be trapped forever and will lead a life which atually amounts to "death within life". Then,the reader might feel she experiences a kind of epiphany ,a revelation a moment of acute awareness of her fate.
Then , it seems to me there is a second climax when Frank cries out to her "come" and the authorial answer is "no ,no ,no! it was impossible"
of course that climax runs counter to the first one and stultifies it . then the final lines lead to the final ,tragic anticlimax "her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or regognition",the ternary rythm emphasizing the horror of Eveline's fate.
Besides ,Ithink the second climax epitomizes the heroin's dillemma, her denial of happiness and pleasure. she denies herself the right to be happy by refusing the unknown.

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To my mind ,there is not one single climax in Eveline,the first one occurs just after her mother's words of madness are uttered "deveraum seraum...." and the heroin is seized with panic as she realizes that ,if she stays in Ireland,she will be doomed,she will lead a stunted life , a sort of "death in life" that sound like a revelation to the reader ,a kind of Epiphany,a moment of acute awareness of her fate.

Then it seems to me there is a second climax just after Frank has cried out to her "come", and the authorial answer is "no,no,no!it was impossible" of course that second climax runs counter to and stultifies the first one.Besides it epitomizes Eveline's fate , she denies herself the right to happiness and to pleasure ; which was already foreshadowed by her inner questions"why should she be unhappy", the second "coup de théatre" provides the answer. Her love affair with Frank has been a mere prenthesis in her life.

Then the final line that comes shortly after "she gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition" comes as an anti-climax to put an end to Eveline's dreams and desires , the ternary rythm emphasizing the tragic ending of their relationship which signifies the end of whatever LIFE the heroin has experienced.

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