A Dublin Paradox through James Joyce’s “Eveline”

Every “place” has psychological effects on its residents to some extent, as well as, in a very practical sense, physical effects. This is because people have the tendency to adapt themselves to the environmental conditions of the places that they sustain their lives by acquiring the “character” of those places. Reflections of these psychological effects can be clearly seen in many literary works. James Joyce’s Dubliners, is a good example of this affection as a reflection.  In his book, Joyce examined the middle-class Irish society from which he originated. He said Dubliners was a looking-glass in which the Irish people could see themselves and their paralysis (Walzl 31).