Answer:
The statement that best describes a theme in the story "Eveline" by James Joyce is the third option.
Explanation:
The theme of paralysis finds its place in the storyline where the main character Eveline is unable to break out of situations because they are like a home for her, even when those situations are worse. Her reflections and attempts to balance her decision form the focus of the plot. She reflects on people and things with whom she is desperately attached no matter how vexatious they are. For example, her father is an unattractive figure who controls her life but still, she remembers good memories of him such as he telling her a story and making a toast for her when she was ill while putting on her mother's bonnet to get a good laugh out of it for himself. Eveline sees the emptiness in her life and knows that she needs to escape but her paralysis keeps her courageous spirit dormant.
