Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature

The Remains of the Day 603 proposal although he was deeply in love with her. (His love for her was so deep that even after 20 ye ...

604 Ishiguro, Kazuo the readers are informed that the purpose of his motor trip is partly business: He wants to recruit Miss Ken ...

“The Lottery” 605 dates with Mr. Benn. When Stevens asked her about these dates, instead of getting angry for invading her priva ...

606 Jackson, shirley should have been changed long ago. Our sympathy for Tessie as the victim is furthered by the fact that she ...

“The Lottery” 607 say that the box symbolizes tradition: It is based on a story, is passed down from generation to genera- tion, ...

608 Jacobs, Harriet Indeed, the weather is pleasant, everyone is chit- chatting, and even the subtle foreshadowing of events to ...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself 609 ily write false letters to Dr. Flint in order to make him think th ...

610 Jacobs, Harriet masculinity. After Linda gives birth to her daughter, she feels great pain because she believes that, though ...

Daisy Miller 611 slave and hatches a plan to build a small, secluded house for her. While he tells her that moving into the hous ...

612 James, Henry liberties offend the wealthy expatriates’ European sensibilities and result in Daisy’s downfall. In Vevey, the ...

Daisy Miller 613 in some cases, chooses not to follow) social conven- tions, finding them too constricting. Given her igno- ranc ...

614 James, Henry back home in New York, but she discovers that her understanding of appropriate social behavior clashes with the ...

The Portrait of a Lady 615 jamES, HEnry The Portrait of a Lady (1882) The Portrait of a Lady is the story of Isabel Archer, a gi ...

616 James, Henry If Goodwood was less focused on his business, for instance, he might have a better chance of winning Isabel’s h ...

The Portrait of a Lady 617 social ties and unspoken expectations for anyone to enjoy complete freedom. However, James is no blea ...

618 James, Henry picture of Americans and Europeans, James shows that there are different ways of dealing with inno- cence and e ...

The Turn of the Screw 619 from a plainer background, but she is the salt of the earth and knows her place in society. She also p ...

620 James, Henry The characters, too, are marked by varying degrees of isolation. The governess comes into a position of authori ...

The Turn of the Screw 621 while Victoria was queen of England (1837–1901). The Victorians insisted upon public morality, modest ...

622 Jefferson, Thomas Close examination of the language shows that none of the governess’s suppositions about what is happening ...