The Demon Lover is a story written by Elizabeth Bowen which leaves a really big question‚ is the character of the story in a psychological trauma or is she being chase by and actual eidolon. This story is quite ambiguous‚ personally I like to think it’s a ghost story‚ just read the title‚ DEMON lover. For me this is a clear indication that the main character is being haunted by a spectral spirit. Subsequently‚ there are many evidences in the story that make me think that there is a ghost chasing
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country‚ some of Mrs. Drover’s belongings are still in the old house. While she is there retrieving her items‚ she flashes back to World War I when she had to say goodbye to her lover which causes her to become mentally unstable. The author‚ Elizabeth Bowen‚ uses unsettling imagery‚ a strange letter and flashback and a confusing incident in a taxicab to show her theme. As Mrs. Drover returns to her old home‚ an eerie feeling is brought upon the story.
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In this assignment‚ I had the opportunity to select one family system from a menu of choices and therefore‚ I chose Susan’s family. This assignment will provide an opportunity to demonstrate my ability to apply knowledge to understand Susan’s environment‚ to collect‚ organize and interpret Susan’s date‚ and to assess Susan’s strengths and limitations. The index person is Susan and the circumstances which brought her into services was she suffers from chronic headaches and is hoping that counseling
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The story "The Demon’s Lover” written by Elizabeth Bowen is a story were you can see ambiguity at its finest. In this case there are two ways to interpret the story‚ there is the psychological and the spiritual way of interpreting the plot of the story. The setting is in the city of London during the London Blitz meaning that it was during World War II. In my opinion I think that Mrs. Drover is suffering from a psychological disorder or trauma caused by the war. Mrs. Drover is the main character
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Individual Client System The client is a Caucasian 54 year old Veteran who has been married for 27 years to his wife‚ who is now his primary caregiver. They both have two daughters who are currently in college in north Florida. The Veteran served in the Air Force from 1983-2004 and achieved his Master’s degree in Science Management during his active duty. The Veteran was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in his mid-twenties while serving in the Air Force. With this MS diagnosis‚ the Veteran
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baby boy named Ashley Bowen was born. He began a career in seafaring by age eleven‚ which lasted most of his life. He was born and grew up in a town called Marblehead‚ which is located in Massachusetts. Seafaring was Ashley’s career‚ and he made money by transporting cargo‚ serving in the British Navy‚ and trading goods. During the beginning of his seafaring career‚ he was only thirteen when he was apprenticed to Captain Peter Hall of Boston‚ who had severely beaten Bowen. Bowen had repeatedly attempted
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CHOSEN: According to Bowen (1978)‚ the purpose of the family systems theory is to establish a better level of differentiation with your family of origin‚ which means you have a better level of resolved emotional issues with them. The Differentiation of Self Scale is an important concept in this theory. The two extremes of this scale are people with low levels of differentiation or people with high levels of differentiation. People who are less differentiated from their family of origin have their
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Murray Bowen introduced the Family Systems Theory. Within this theory‚ he suggests that individuals cannot be understood in separation from one another‚ but instead as a part of their family. The Family Systems Theory views the family as an emotional factor and uses systems thinking to describe the multifaceted interactions in this factor. It is the nature of a family that its members are intensely emotionally connected. There are many
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“The Demon Lover”‚ originally written by Elizabeth Bowen‚ has many interpretations‚ making it possible for completely different retellings‚ such as the Scottish Ballad and Shirley Jackson’s “The Daemon Lover.” Even then‚ the reader can find many similarities and differences between the themes of the texts. The Scottish Ballad‚ and “The Demon Lover”‚ both have very similar themes. Bowen’s story tells the reader to always stay true to their promises. This is shown by the way Mrs. Drover’s guilt of
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5 Bowen Road‚ Mid-levels Look at any old photo of pre-1950 Hong Kong and the hillsides above the city were dotted with handsome verandah type homes like this one. From the Mid-levels up to The Peak‚ every successful European merchant‚ official‚ compradore or trader scrambled to put up a mansion befitting their perceived status in colonial society. This home was built in 1914 by the property company‚ Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company Ltd. Its Devonian name ’Iddesleigh’ (pronounced ’Idslee’)
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