"But she wanted to live. Why should she be unhappy? She had a right to happiness. Frank would take her in his arms, fold her in his arms. He would save her."
-Eveline page 33
This quote relates to the story of Eveline by showing her desire to find a different way of life. Previously she had been filling in as mother at home, where she was in charge of the little ones and the abusive father. Instead of relying on herself to make her life better, Eveline epitomizes the stereotypical dependent woman of the early 1900's; who longs for a life within grasp, but is too mentally weak to take it for and by herself.
Eveline finds comfort and solace in the new life she imagines with Frank. His arms, wrapping around her, was metaphorically her way of convincing herself that leaving with him would make the horrible life she knew disappear. But being with him could not shield her from the truth that she was not ready to start living her life outside of what she knew. Eveline tries to use Frank as a reason to leave but can not go through with it because the possibility of change was too much for her.
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