Exit ticket about our lesson today: EVELINE by James Joyce by Anna Laghigna https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4 Please use this Padlet at the end of this class to briefly answer the following questions: 1) I want to remember … 2) Something I learned today 3) One word to sum up what I learned 4) Something I already knew 5) I’m still confused about … 6) An “aha” moment that I had today en-us 2020-04-02 16:48:54 UTC 2021-05-31 13:26:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6a2.png Your exit ticket laghigna https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/489462681 At the end of class, each student briefly answers the following questions:

  1. I want to remember …
  2. Something I learned today...
  3. One word to sum up what I learnt is...
  4. Something I already knew ...
  5. I’m still confused about …
  6. An “aha” moment that I had today
]]> 2020-04-02 16:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/489462681 Agnese https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/490812365 I want to remember Eveline's sense of guilt. Because we have lots of rules to respect in the society where we live. We have to be good sons and daughters, good parents, good students, good workers, good friends and so on.
We oftenhave to hide our real feelings and our wishes, because we can't do everything we want. Our society imposes us some "mental limits". I can say that thanks to Eveline's experience I have learnt that being conscious of ourself ourselves is fundamental! It's important to be sincere with ourself ourselves in order to don't not to be in agony in our everyday life.
Eveline doesn't know if she wants to leave or if she is in love with Frank. She is really confused and this makes her depressed, paralysed by her fears. In our life we are called to makes choices and in order to make the right one we have to follow our dreams and feelings.This is possible only if we know ourselves really well!]]> 2020-04-03 11:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/490812365 Adreana https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/490989369 I want to remember the the effect of all choices we do in our life.
If Eveline had not thought about the consequences of her desition decision maybe she had would have regretted it later. I think it´s important to think carefully about our future life, even more when it with involves someone else.I think it´s also important to remember that we can´t judge someone just from his bad decision. I thought a lot about her father and I feel sorry for him and even more for Eveline and her brothers. He was a good man and a good father in the past, but he had to go through a lot of bad times, like Eveline´s mother death. These hardships changed his personality a lot.
It´s difficult to choice choose just one word to describe what I have learnt, but I think it's compassion.
Compassion because it's what Eveline feels for his her father: she undestands the pain he felt and she forgives him, even if he was violent.
I already knew she would not leave her family, because she was never 100% sure about her choice. I think believe that if you think a lot too much about one choice, its it may mean that it´s not the right one.
An "aha" moment to me was when she described her childhood. I thought expected it would be as bad as her present, but it was not. I thought a lot about this point and I realized how good it is describe the our real life: you can never know what could happen. Sometimes people change, sometimes they remain always still the same.  but  However, if they were very important to you once, the beautiful memories of them will stay with you forever.

]]> 2020-04-03 12:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/490989369 Noemi https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/491230407 The thing that impressed me most is the theme of the incapability to escape.
 Eveline has the occasion opportunity to flee from his her miserable condition, but she’s blocked by her responsibilities. Sometimes, I feel that the perception of duties is more important than my our own ambitions. However,  but it is fundamental to remember that we have to put aside what other people say or think and be free to live our own life.
Awareness is an important concept in Eveline’s experience and in our one own life because it is the force that can let us enjoy every single moment. It is known that self-consciousness is a way to be that can help us live a significant life. Many times we overthink about everything, and this leads to building doubts that doesn’t do not exist. It is with the help of our memory that we can handle these problems and be able to acquire the consciousness that we need! 
I sincerely didn’t expect Eveline’s decision at the end, but that is the most intense and thought-provoking scene of the entire story!]]> 2020-04-03 14:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/491230407 Federica https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497042039 I want to focus on what drives Eveline to stay.
She is frustrated and tormented by regrets. She spends an unhappy life: she has a job that doesn't she is not satisfied with, a violent father, she feels trapped. Therefore she is looking for a way out beyond the static Dublin, which apparently seems to be the only solution. Leaving with Frank could revolutionize her life and her mood.
Even though Frank is at her side, she is not convinced to leave and prefers to remain immersed in her gray, in her nauseating daily life and in her unhappy habitual security safe condition.
This teaches us that a person can be influenced in a thousand ways and by a hundreds of people, but what really matters are his/her thoughts, his emotions and his way of seeing things.
We have to put aside what people say and we have to live our lives and being its protagonists.
Although Eveline has the opportunity to leave Dublin with Frank, she doesn't want find the courage to leave the city because she wants to keep the promise made to his her dead mother.
And that's probably what she really wants. blocks her life]]> 2020-04-07 15:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497042039 Giada https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497056709 What really has struck me in this story is the Eveline's inability of to react and leave her country. 
The fact that she decides to stay in her small village with her father is surprising because if she had left with Frank, she would have had the possibility to lead a new life. She could have led her existence without the worries, the heavy responsibilities that she has always had and the arguments with her father. Nevertheless, in my opinion, the reason why Eveline doesn't leave with Frank has to do with her subconscious: this activity of our brain is, sure enough, uncontrollable and makes us do unexpected things. As I see it, the condition of Eveline in this story is common to many human beings because we often give up doing something for fear of the unknown or of making mistakes. We should follow our emotions, feelings and desires without worries because in the future we might regret not having done what we really wanted to do. ]]> 2020-04-07 15:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497056709 https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497224581 Eleonora

I want to remember Eveline's determination to make this decision. It was not so simple to leave all behind, her objects, her house, her affections, her daily life for an uncertain future.
Despite the miserable life she lived, with a violent father and a job that doesn't satisfy her,  when she arrives at the harbour, she doesn't feel like leaving her habits.
The fear of experiencing new emotions that she's never experienced pushes her to stay.
It's difficult for many people to accept a change. Some are afraid of failing of fear or out of fail or maybe for not being able to make some decisions.  We all must learn to live a our own life and trying to change our habits  too for in order to start new adventures.]]> 2020-04-07 16:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/497224581 Benedetta https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498088551 I want to remember the sense of duty that Eveline has shown towards her family, despite having suffered because of them. She kept is keeping her promise to her mother and gave is giving up a happy future to help her family. 
Thanks to this short story I learned to put the others'  good before mine. One word to sum up what I learnt is "altruism". An "aha" moment that I had today is definitely when she didn't leave with Frank and she got stuck without knowing what to do.]]> 2020-04-08 06:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498088551 Vittoria C. https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498101901 I want to remember Eveline's determination because it's not easy for a girl to leave her house, her affections, her life for an not uncertain future. She lives a horrible life, she is frustrated and she has a job that she doesn't like her. But the her fear of new emotions, experiences pushes her to stay. In fact I agree that it can be very difficult for everyone to change the  one's life in one day, to change the move house, leave habits and stay along by the affections, but we should do this. The New experiences are extremely helpful for our life maturity because we could they offer us the opportunity of getting to know a new life, new friends, a new world. ]]> 2020-04-08 06:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498101901 Ludovica https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498390630 I want to remember Eveline’s hesitation. She is held back the moment when it comes to decide whether to leave her authoritarian father behind and realise  face her responsibilities. When thought  the memory of her dead mother comes to her mind, she remembers the promise she had made to keep the family together, hence she decides to stay home.
The concept of paralysis dominates the entire story: the inability to make decisions gives her a “mental paralysis” resulting in a physical paralysis when she stands in front of Frank at the harbour and is unable to move.  
Through her story, I learnt how most of the time we remain attached to routines: we have secondary thoughts whenever we need to break away from the ordinary. No matter what awaits us, we often try to keep up normality in our lives.
In the case of Eveline, in the end she will neglect a good opportunity to leave her father behind and live her life away from it all with Frank., Eveline feels that the promise she had made to her mother means more than her wellbeing.
]]> 2020-04-08 10:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498390630 Giorgia https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498414234 I want to remember the Eveline's braveness, which is shown in all the aspects and situations of her life. On the face of it, it appears that Although Eveline is seems to be innocent and helpless, but in reality she is a very strong, and responsible woman. 

Today I learned that sometimes it is hard to make a choice even if you are aware that it would lead to something new and totally amazing, a fresh start and a brand new life in her case. You feel a sense of responsibility and duty towards everything that surrounds you.

One word that sums up what I learnt could be ‘growth’. At the beginning, Eveline was convinced about her decision. She was felt oppressed by her condition in Dublin and saw Frank as an opportunity to be free and joyous in another country, to be finally loved and appreciated after a life of fear and pain. 
So her first reaction is to escape immediately. However at the end, few moments before leaving, she rethinks of her choice and her mind is brought back to the promise she made to her mother.  This is what eventually persuades her not to go. I believe that her final decision is not due to an action of cowardice or fear, but the effect of a true epiphany. 
This story has taught thought me that leaving everything behind isn’t as easy as it seems, even if it means experiencing a wonderful adventure. I’m still confused about her final decision though, I understand the reasons, but I would’ve left in any case, reaching out for what future would have had in store for me. 
]]> 2020-04-08 10:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/498414234 Vittoria D https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/502891558 I want to remember how important it is to make our own decisions.
Eveline had a great opportunity to start a new chapter in her life with Frank, but instead of leaving, she decided to stay.
We all know how hard it might be sometimes to come to a decision, moreover when we have so much pressure and responsibilities. 
Even if I personally disagree with her decision, I learned that we cannot judge others' choices because we cannot totally understand what people are going through. Eveline decided that the promise she've she had made to her mother was more important than everything else. That's why she stayed in Dublin. 
A word to sum up what I learnt would be "fear" because honestly I think that she's really scared to leave her world behind and to start again her life in Buenos Aires. It is totally understandable, but sometimes
we have to do what it makes us happy even if it means to breaking someone else's heart.

]]> 2020-04-11 13:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/502891558 Genny https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/503480250 I want to remember Eveline’s conflictual attitude towards the world. She is tired of everything that is monotonous and boring. She desires a new life with the man she’s in love with.
Eveline is influenced by the external world and she is not able to think about herself but she worries about other people.
Something I learned is that risks are better than regrets. Sometimes our routine is what kills our dreams and even more the future we could plan. Doing the same things over and over again could be bad for ourself ourselves. Dreams are never too big to be followed and taking a risk is worth the fear we feel.
I don’t agree with the choice Eveline made, but she had her reasons to stay and we cannot always impose our ideals to people who might not understand our point of view. Eveline decided to stay because of the promise she had made to her mother and this is what Eveline thought it mattered the most. I am honestly still confused about her decision but it is part of her life! ]]> 2020-04-12 12:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laghigna/frdnkjvjnrg4/wish/503480250