The Real Right Thing

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In the story, “The Real Right Thing,” by Henry James, (published in 1899) What is the real right thing? The story says that Ashton Doyne dies too early too young. To capitalize on her husband’s name, she asks Mr. Doyne’s subordinate, George Withermore, to write a story about Mr. Doyne's life. The wife kind of in a way seduces the young man into writing this story about Mr. Doyne. Mrs. Doyne thought that her husband never really trusted her, which reading this story makes sense now. Reading this and knowing just a little bit about Henry makes me think that, Henry wrote this story kind of about himself, he died too early at a young age. He leaves behind a secret.
Henry was gay, and with him dying so soon he never had time to hide or get rid

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