"She stood up in a sudden impulse of terror. Escape! She must escape! Frank would save her. He would give her life, perhaps love, too. But she wanted to live. Why should she be unhappy? She had a right to happiness. Frank would taker her in his arms, fold her in his arms. He would save her." -pg 221
Eveline does a lot of self examination in this story. She examines first her life at home and her family. It is hard, but it is all she has even known, and leaving it would cause her sadness. But, in the passage quoted above, further examination leads her to change. This change is what makes her a dynamic character. When weighing her options between Frank and the life he offers her and the life she already has, she realizes she must get out. Her mother was once trapped in this life, and the memories of her mother help her realize how she needs to change her situation. She physically changes from a sitting position to a standing position. Her physical actions relate how the new realizations she has made are changing her mind.
However, we know that Eveline could not go through with her decision made in this passage. She was paralyzed with fear. This fear was not of Frank, or even of him possibly disappointing her. It was a fear of the unknown. Her new found decisiveness and bravery were no match for this fear, and her decision was gone. Nevertheless, I truly believe that she underwent a change. Maybe she didn't go with Frank on the voyage, but she knows now that her life doesn't have to be as hard as it is. This change, although not complete and slightly disappointing, makes Eveline a dynamic character.
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