Evaline- Theme

"But in her new home, in a distant unknown country, it would not be like that" (219, per 8)

When Evaline thought about where she would be going, it seemed far greater than where she is currently. The idea of getting out from under her abusive past seemed so tempting. However, it is much harder to accept change once confronted with it, then in theory. When the moment came to get on the boat, she thought back through all of the few good memories in her life.This is were the opening paragraph fits into the theme. In tough situations, we tend to latch on to, a obsess over the smallest memories. These memories will mostly be misrepresented, and not helpful in making the right decision. In this story, her happy memory of playing in the yard, overshadowed, the better life she could be having. The theme of this story is that when making major decisions, small things can lead us to the wrong decision, when there is far more evidence supporting a better decision.