"No! No! No! It was impossible. Her hands clutched the iron in frenzy. Amid the seas she sent a cry of anguish."
Eveline's story is a sad one indeed. Her family life was full of turmoil and grief. Her mother passed, her father was abusive, and she lived hopelessly, losing everything familiar slowly. However when she gets the chance at freedom, she does not take it. Rather, she CANNOT take it. She is overcome with emotion and is incapable of physically moving onto the boat with Frank. However, she is referred to as a "helpless animal". i believe this to be true. She is an animal, trapped in her life, unable to leave the pain. This may be because it is all she had known. Or it could be because of the promise she gave to her mother. Regardless, we cannot judge her for turning down her new and (possibly) happy life with Frank.
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