adam Merle's interest in Pansy's marriage is identical with Osmond. This aroused her deep thought, which is narrated in her perspective. Madam Merle introduced an intimate friend of her to marry her for the sake of her money. The most obvious clue is that Madam Merle seemed to like her when they first met at Gardencourt, and after Madam Merle got the news that she is to heir much of possession from Daniel Touchett, Madam Merle had been doubly affectionate. And she realized that Osmond, whom she thought to be the most noble, is a “vulgar adventurer marrying her in sake of money.”(James, Portrait: 432) Again at the end of Chapter 49, Isabel is used as central consciousness to give readers her feeling that Madam Merle is very poor to do
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(224) So from the quote above, readers can get that in Isabel' eye, Osmond is a pure artist, not being corrupted by the society, thinking about only about art, beauty and history. Isabel sees Osmond is totally different from other males she ever met. Isabel was falling into the trap. When Ralph got to know Isabel is to marry Osmond, he expressed his objection to their marriage. In Chapter 34, Isabel opposed that in her heart, Osmond is a noble and pure man. She loves him because he has he highest spirit she has ever known; he has gentle, kind, noble, cultivated, knowledgeable, honest, elegant character and sentiment. That is what readers see Osmond is like in Isabel's mind by using Isabel's …show more content…
What James most concerns about is her inner world. So he narrates the story and explained what does Isabel feels with the external events from her perspective. In portrayal of the heroine Isabel, James creates central consciousness, which is fixed internal focalization in terms of Genette's modern narratology with all the characters evolving around her. As the main focalizer of the novel, Isabel's consciousness always present her complexity when facing the external events. James as narrator stands behind the fixed focalization on Isabel and gives his objective narration of the focalization. This objective psychological description, also the main purpose of internal focalization and psychological realism, is what James also promotes in his other works. The fixed internal focalization on Isabel creates a vivid portrait. Confidence and independence is only one of the aspects of Isabel, her over confidence and fear are her other aspect. For readers, Isabel is a lady with primitive appearance and complicated inner
(224) So from the quote above, readers can get that in Isabel' eye, Osmond is a pure artist, not being corrupted by the society, thinking about only about art, beauty and history. Isabel sees Osmond is totally different from other males she ever met. Isabel was falling into the trap. When Ralph got to know Isabel is to marry Osmond, he expressed his objection to their marriage. In Chapter 34, Isabel opposed that in her heart, Osmond is a noble and pure man. She loves him because he has he highest spirit she has ever known; he has gentle, kind, noble, cultivated, knowledgeable, honest, elegant character and sentiment. That is what readers see Osmond is like in Isabel's mind by using Isabel's …show more content…
What James most concerns about is her inner world. So he narrates the story and explained what does Isabel feels with the external events from her perspective. In portrayal of the heroine Isabel, James creates central consciousness, which is fixed internal focalization in terms of Genette's modern narratology with all the characters evolving around her. As the main focalizer of the novel, Isabel's consciousness always present her complexity when facing the external events. James as narrator stands behind the fixed focalization on Isabel and gives his objective narration of the focalization. This objective psychological description, also the main purpose of internal focalization and psychological realism, is what James also promotes in his other works. The fixed internal focalization on Isabel creates a vivid portrait. Confidence and independence is only one of the aspects of Isabel, her over confidence and fear are her other aspect. For readers, Isabel is a lady with primitive appearance and complicated inner