The Pupil Henry James Analysis
In the passage, The Pupil, by Henry James, he depicted three contrasting characters (Morgan Moreen, Mrs. Moreen, and Pemberton). Through the interaction of the characters, he developed the relationship between them by using poetic devices such as tone and point of view. James started the passage by comparing Pemberton, “a poor young man” (1), and Mrs. Moreen, “a person who spoke only of feelings and…aristocracy” (4) that has “fat, jeweled hand” (10). Pemberton was depicted as quiet and knowledgeable man with “University honours” who takes his job seriously. Meanwhile, Mrs. Moreen was depicted as someone strict and high class. However, these two characters shows that they do not have a close relationship and Pemberton was intimidated by the
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He “was, somehow sickly without being delicate, and that he looked intelligent” (48-49). He always follows his mother’s order for such things like retrieving her fan. In Morgan’s description, James used an ironic tone. James uses words such as “weakness,” “poor child,” and “delicate” whenever he talks about Morgan. Yet, at the same time, James used the words “clever” and “intelligent” that contrast the words that describe Morgan’s child state qualities. James physically gives Morgan a child’s characteristic, but, his mind state may be someone even more clever than Pemberton who’s going to be his tutor. There was no clear relationship or any clues that gives hint of how the relationship between Pemberton is going to be besides the thoughts of Pemberton about what he would like to do while tutoring Morgan. The passage was told in a third person point of view. Through this point of view, James was able to give the readers a well-informed characterization of the characters. The thoughts of the characters were described from the author’s view, which contributes to the reader’s thoughts and views of the characters. Through third person point of view, the readers can assume that Pemberton’s characters and values were different from the Moreen’s. Pemberton was described as “modest- he was even timid” (54), while Mrs. Moreen was describe as someone with “expensive identity” (68) and Morgan
He “was, somehow sickly without being delicate, and that he looked intelligent” (48-49). He always follows his mother’s order for such things like retrieving her fan. In Morgan’s description, James used an ironic tone. James uses words such as “weakness,” “poor child,” and “delicate” whenever he talks about Morgan. Yet, at the same time, James used the words “clever” and “intelligent” that contrast the words that describe Morgan’s child state qualities. James physically gives Morgan a child’s characteristic, but, his mind state may be someone even more clever than Pemberton who’s going to be his tutor. There was no clear relationship or any clues that gives hint of how the relationship between Pemberton is going to be besides the thoughts of Pemberton about what he would like to do while tutoring Morgan. The passage was told in a third person point of view. Through this point of view, James was able to give the readers a well-informed characterization of the characters. The thoughts of the characters were described from the author’s view, which contributes to the reader’s thoughts and views of the characters. Through third person point of view, the readers can assume that Pemberton’s characters and values were different from the Moreen’s. Pemberton was described as “modest- he was even timid” (54), while Mrs. Moreen was describe as someone with “expensive identity” (68) and Morgan