Strong Women in James Joyce's Eveline, Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Spera's My Ex-Husband Gabriel Spera's My Ex-Husband, James Joyce's "Eveline" and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House all feature strong women as characters central. These women show their strength by standing up for themselves, making sacrifices for the good of others and rebelling against society's stereotypes. The female character in Spera's "My Ex-Husband" finds the strength to defend herself and her beliefs when faced with a cheating spouse. At the beginning of the poem, the woman is preparing to leave on a date when her new boyfriend notices a photo of the woman's ex-husband. She soon finds herself telling him the story behind their divorce. “She seems like every woman's perfect catch” (Spera 633), but she ultimately discovers that her spouse is disloyal to her, and he doesn't care “how sloppily [he] carries on his affairs” (Spera 633). "Most women believe that if you love your partner, you wouldn't even be interested in a relationship; therefore, if someone is having an affair, it means they don't love their partner and love the person they had a relationship with" ( Glass). The woman in Spera's poem feels that the man she was married to has cheated on her, so she defends herself and leaves him behind. While it's not easy to pursue your dreams, it's even harder to give up those dreams for the future. interests of others. Eveline, the protagonist of James Joyce's story of the same name, is torn between staying in her unhappy home with her father or leaving to seek a life with her lover, Frank. Eveline made a promise to her dying mother “to keep the house together as long as possible” (Joyce 6). But due to her unfulfilling job and her alcoholic, verbally abusive father, she begins to entertain the idea of leaving with Frank. She believes that if she goes with Frank, he will "give her life, maybe even love" (Joyce 6). Eveline is willing to sacrifice her chance at finding true love just so she can escape the confines of her life with her father. In the end, however, he chooses to keep the promise he made to his mother and gives up the dream of a life of his own. Even though she desperately wants to leave, she finds the strength to stay in an unhappy situation so she can take care of her father..

Topic > Strong Women in James Joyce's Eveline, Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Spera's My Ex-Husband Gabriel Spera's My Ex-Husband, James Joyce's "Eveline" and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House all feature strong women as characters central. These women show their strength by standing up for themselves, making sacrifices for the good of others and rebelling against society's stereotypes. The female character in Spera's "My Ex-Husband" finds the strength to defend herself and her beliefs when faced with a cheating spouse. At the beginning of the poem, the woman is preparing to leave on a date when her new boyfriend notices a photo of the woman's ex-husband. She soon finds herself telling him the story behind their divorce. “She seems like every woman's perfect catch” (Spera 633), but she ultimately discovers that her spouse is disloyal to her, and he doesn't care “how sloppily [he] carries on his affairs” (Spera 633). "Most women believe that if you love your partner, you wouldn't even be interested in a relationship; therefore, if someone is having an affair, it means they don't love their partner and love the person they had a relationship with" ( Glass). The woman in Spera's poem feels that the man she was married to has cheated on her, so she defends herself and leaves him behind. While it's not easy to pursue your dreams, it's even harder to give up those dreams for the future. interests of others. Eveline, the protagonist of James Joyce's story of the same name, is torn between staying in her unhappy home with her father or leaving to seek a life with her lover, Frank. Eveline made a promise to her dying mother “to keep the house together as long as possible” (Joyce 6). But due to her unfulfilling job and her alcoholic, verbally abusive father, she begins to entertain the idea of leaving with Frank. She believes that if she goes with Frank, he will "give her life, maybe even love" (Joyce 6). Eveline is willing to sacrifice her chance at finding true love just so she can escape the confines of her life with her father. In the end, however, he chooses to keep the promise he made to his mother and gives up the dream of a life of his own. Even though she desperately wants to leave, she finds the strength to stay in an unhappy situation so she can take care of her father..