Personification

"She sat at the window watching evening invade the avenue."

This excerpt from "Eveline" by James Joyce is an example of personification. It is a description of the sun setting and the street getting dimmer. Eveline is reflecting on her life with her family at their house. She is about to leave it for good, and she is nostalgic. Athough she had a hard life, she states that she didn't find her life totally "undesireable." I think this is because she loves her family and is a big part of it. She is the one who is basically raising her siblings after her mother's death. Also, her father is not to keen of her boyfriend. I also believe this is because Eveline is the main part of the family and does so much for them.