Three families that used to live on Eveline’s street. She mentions playing with children from these families during her childhood, but now the Waters have gone back to England and Tizzie Dunn has died. Though Eveline does not specify, it is implied that the other families have also either moved away or died.
The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines Quotes in Eveline
The Eveline quotes below are all either spoken by The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines or refer to The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Eveline
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Still they seemed to have been rather happy then… That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Tizzie Dunn was dead, too, and the Waters had gone back to England. Everything changes. Now she was going to go away like the others, to leave her home.
Related Characters:
Eveline Hill, Eveline’s Father, Eveline’s Mother, The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines, Ernest, Harry
Related Symbols:
Water
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The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines Quotes in Eveline
The Eveline quotes below are all either spoken by The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines or refer to The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Eveline
Quotes
Still they seemed to have been rather happy then… That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Tizzie Dunn was dead, too, and the Waters had gone back to England. Everything changes. Now she was going to go away like the others, to leave her home.
Related Characters:
Eveline Hill, Eveline’s Father, Eveline’s Mother, The Waters, the Dunns, and the Devines, Ernest, Harry
Related Symbols:
Water
Related Themes:
Related Literary Devices:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
