Eveline

(Question 1) In the first short paragraph, Eveline sits by a window staring out at the twilight. The first sentence is in active voice, but the second and third are in passive voice. This represents Eveline's shift from a desire to leave her current life to her rejection of Frank and return to normalcy. Active voice is a stronger voice similar to the strength required to make the decision to leave one's family. It makes sense for Eveline to start out that way. The fact that there are two sentences in passive voice shows that Eveline is more comfortable there. It's as if she tries the active voice and then doesn't like it. It's the same with her life. She tries to escape and then prefers her comfort zone. The word "invade" is used to emphasize the discomfort which accompanies the active voice and the discomfort that affects Eveline's life.