Eleanor
Every individual one time or another wanted to be a part of something, a sports team, a committee, a business organization or even a family. In the story, "The Haunting Of Hill House," we see were the urge for social acceptance becomes such an important factor among the character know as Eleanor Vance. Caught between being a childish victim of others, Eleanor Vance wanted to be in a place where she'll feel accepted, loved, and could call home. Could the Hill House be what she's been searching for all her life? Perhaps, or it could turn to be a very spiritually inhabited place where those who do not belong can encounter dreadful outcomes. The narrator states, "Eleanor had no friends, and the only person in the world she genuinely hated, now her mother was dead, was her sister. She dislikes her brother-in-law and her five-year-old niece." As the story progresses, we come to find out that Eleanor dedicated her whole life to taking care of her sick mother, she actually stays up endless mornings and nights to make sure her mother was all right. The narrator states, "She could not remember ever being truly happy in her adult life; her years with her mother had be
As she reached the Hill House she felt a negative feedback come from the house, as if she should turn around and head elsewhere. Eleanor is very indecisive about herself, but realized she had nowhere else to go. While approaching the door step, the narrator states, "she brought her hand up to the heavy iron knocker that had a child's face." This quotes shows evidence of some kind of child abuse amongst the household. Abigail Crane, one out of the two sisters had experienced child abuse before her death and automatically had a spiritual link to Eleanor. When Eleanor dies at the end of the story, she actually won. She was now free from the headaches of society, and was finally in a place where she felt accepted. en built up devotedly around small guilt and small reproaches, constant weariness, and unending despair." This gives some evidence to Eleanor's negativity towards her surroundings. Eleanor saw the invitation to Hill House as a vacation get away. She felt if there was any place she could be happy and accepted Hill House was that place. The invitation contained directions to the Hill House. On her way to the Hill House, she encountered two stone lions, and portray
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Approximate Word count = 798
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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