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    Henry James’s novella‚ The Turn of the Screw‚ has entranced readers and held them in a finely woven web of ambiguity for over one hundred years. During that time‚ readers‚ scholars‚ and critics have tried to escape its clutches by offering a myriad of interpretations‚ a vast spectrum of critical opinions which make a definitive solution an impossibility. James’s masterful use of uncertainty truly supports‚ if not promotes‚ the ability of readers to discover numerous meanings to the tales mysteries

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    Naturalism made his introduction in American literature in the nineteenth century. In 1878‚ Henry James published a story‚ Daisy Miller‚ that made his reputation. A romantic tale of a beautiful American girl and her adventures in Europe. Oppose to Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) by Stephen Crane was about the story of Maggie and her family‚ who lived in the Bowery district in New York‚ which is a rough neighborhood.Both authors were a famous in their own style. They both had a different style

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    #1 Wilkerson Anthony‚# 6 Rafi Goldsmith‚ #7 Mac Harris‚ #8 Mary Clark Logan Mrs. Ray Advanced English 10. 7th Period 21 September 2012 The Daisy Withers in the Winter In Henry James’s novella Daisy Miller‚ he contrasts Daisy Miller’s American innocence with Fredrick Winterbourne’s European worldliness‚ illustrating the devastating effects that occur when the two worlds collide. Daisy is an incredibly flirtatious and reckless young American who lacks the formal etiquette of European society.

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    Beast in the Jungle”‚ Marcher is looking to share the feelings of May. Sam Whitsitt writes in The Henry James Review‚ “Sketching out in his Notebooks what was later to become‚ ’The Real Thing‚’ James wrote that the story should be‚ among other things‚ "a magnificent lesson" (104). While James did not bother to explain what that lesson might be or for whom -- or just why it might be magnificent -- James never seems to have written anything without someone being taught something by somebody. The problem

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    In this essay‚ the author starts his argument with the focus on the term “homelessness” with relation to the “treatment of property” in the text (Davidson‚ 455). A seemingly rootless life of Henry James is projected on the description of the governess in the The Turn of the Screw; that is‚ he intends to reflect his own experience of homelessness in the light of metaphorical aspect through the book. Then‚ he further discusses about how “homelessness” can also be interpreted in terms of cultural uncertainty

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    The True Villian On the surface‚ Henry James’‚ “Turn of the Screw” has all of the qualities of an innocent old-fashioned ghost story‚ but underneath there is much more. The use of ambiguity appears frequently throughout the novel and the reader is left to decide a lot on their own; Are the ghosts real? Who can actually see the ghosts? Which characters can the reader really rely on? These questions can be answered in a variety of different ways‚ but who is to say which answer is the correct one

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    The Turn Of The Screw Henry James’ novella the turn of the screw contains many themes and ideas that where highly relevant to the original 1890’s Victorian audience. The culture and values of society have changed so greatly that over time‚ modern readers have adapted to a different style of writing. However‚ the themes of corruption of the innocent and forbidden subjects and the overall ambiguity of the book allow the turn of the screw to continue to entertain modern readers. the turn of the screw

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    “The Turn of Feminism” The novel “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James takes place during the 1840’s when women were treated unfairly and were not seen as having much worth. Their roles mainly consisted of a teacher‚ a governess‚ or a housewife. Women were often viewed as incapable of certain work‚ but the main character in this novel‚ the governess‚ proves that women can accomplish great things when she is caught in a situation where she must fight against supernatural forces. The concept of feminism

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    “The Origin of Truth”- A Critique by Isaiah Hines on James Baldwin- “The Discovery of what it means to be an American”(1959) A title is an intriguing and prominent part of any composition‚ which can captivate the reader into a trance on the subject and words given in the title. The title “The Discovery of what it means to be an American” was published in the suburban areas of the starting of the Civil Right in 1959 by James Baldwin‚ which allures the readers understanding and historical observance

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    The personal novel I chose was called “Daisy Miller” by Henry James. The publishers were Harper & Brothers‚ which was published in 1879. There are a total of 43 pages. The way James’ novels are structured is that he begins it with a situation and a character. James would then‚ in effect‚ sit back and simply observe what would happen when a character was confronted with this new situation. This allowed him more freedom and allowed him the opportunity of "getting to know" his character by observing

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