Henry James

Which Literary Classic is Better? The Time Machine and The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two pieces of classic literature bound together by the Victorian age. While both stories have underlying themes about the struggle of man, both present them in different ways. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, presents its struggle of man as a society where each class of peoples is against each other, being thoroughly influenced by politics of the time. Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case…

Losing yourself is a central concern of madness which was explored in King Lear where madness was a prominent theme. Antoinette similarly to King Lear faced with a loss of reason. At the end of the novel, Antoinette becomes totally unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy and realise who she is. She believes she has seen a ghost in the mirror which in reality was herself. The statement Antoinette makes while looking in the mirror: “I saw her – the ghost. The woman with streaming hair.…

Analyzing Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a story about the American dream as shown by the lively group living in Merry Mount and the no-nonsense Puritans. Both groups represent a part of America and the future of a nation. Of course, this short story is loosely based on a true historical event, and Hawthorne is clearly commenting on the attitudes and feelings of opposing ideals in this “new world”. Just look at the debate…

Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is a compact, vivid, soul-stirring, suspense and exciting ghost story. Thousands of people have thousands interpretations about it. After this novel coming out, readers try to understand the complexity of the story from various aspects. The story of The Turn of the Screw is a frame story which begin in a night on Christmas Eve. A group of people sit round the fire to share some ghost stories. The story of children encountering ghost catches attention of…

Daisy, the main character of the story, is a little girl who lived through the horrors of WWII. She lived in England, an area not occupied by the Nazis, but her home was still bombarded with bombs. Both her school and her school had bomb shelters to hide in while bombs went off. The old woman who was Daisey’s only chance against her bully, was killed by a bomb that hit her house. Nothing remained of the house, but the dog survived and then became Daisey’s friend and companion. In “Muffin” Cooper…

are more a figment of her imagination or an actual real entity touched by more than just the Governess(comma) and each use textual evidence and common scientific knowledge of the day to prove their point. When reading the text on close analysis and James own feelings on the story it becomes clear that this is not a case of mental break…

morality, had on their work. It additionally draws attention to the significance of child abuse and the attention we afford the humanity of children. Each idea intersected at the idea of adults finding youthful beauty and mannerisms appealing as both Henry James, the book’s author, and his main characters did. The situations that may arise from juggling the desires of an adult and the inexperience of a child in a relationship present questions of an ethical nature which can only be answered…

The ‘Turn the Screw ' Henry James is a novella with its original content written in a choreographed language. It is difficult for one to do interpretations without a deeper interest in the text written and many have tried to know what the text means and the original intention of the author in passing his message to scholars. There is an evil twinge and twist in the story line, but there exists a brilliant idea for one who understands the novella. An anonymous narrator reads a script to Douglas,…

After reading Drew Faust’s book James Henry Hammond and the Old South, I agree that is a far more than suitable text upon which to end the semester. It is does indeed, bring together all of the themes and ideas we have discussed so far in this class. James Henry Hammond lived an interesting lifestyle and it was one that could have only occurred in the Old South. By examining the writings and of both Anthony S. Parent and Joshua D. Rothman respectively, it becomes clear to see how Hammond…

Parkinson looks at Edmund Wilson’s essay "The Ambiguity of Henry James". Parkinson writes that the essay “begins a new chapter in the history of the criticism of The Turn of the Screw” (Parkinson Chapter 3). Parkinson directly quotes Wilson when he writes "the young governess who tells the story is a neurotic case…