Describe eleanor vance character, the heroine of jackson

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Be prepared to describe Eleanor Vance's character, the heroine of Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, thoroughly. In particular, focus on Eleanor's relationship(s) with her family members and on her apparent desire(s) for freedom, independence, and love.
Think about Eleanor's trip to Hill House in terms of her emerging psychological characterization in the novel: for example, what sorts of daydreams does she imagine during her voyage? Of what significance is the little girl's "cup of stars," or the partially degraded carnival sign reading "DARE EVIL"?
Be ready to offer an informed explanation of Eleanor's continued allusion to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, "Journeys end in lovers meeting." What does this mantra reveal about Jackson's depiction of Hill House and its interest in Eleanor?
Review Henry James' explorations of perceptual ambiguity in "The Turn of the Screw." What leads the narrator to believe in the children's hypocritical behavior, to see deceit and corruption in everything she observes at Bly Manor? Be able to contrast the descriptions of Bly with those of Jackson's Hill House, with a view to analyzing the impact of setting on both of these haunted house stories.
Revisit the climactic / tragic conclusion to James' story, and be prepared to offer an informed interpretation of what actually happens to poor Miles. In your view, what leads to poor Miles' death, an actual supernatural attack or traumatic collapse due to the narrator's behavior?
Think about how the Gothic convention of familial secrecy informs Freeman's story "Old Woman Magoun." What sorts of secrets haunt the Barry (and Magoun) family in this tale, and how do these secrets contribute to the tragic outcome?
Be ready to articulate an explication of Robinson's poem "The Dark House," as an early examination of severe depression as an authentic, debilitating mental illness.
Review Stephen King's "Gramma," paying particular attention to the tale's treatment of the arcane and its impact on the theme of family secrecy. What does King's story have to say about the special trauma that comes from the discovery of hidden knowledge, when combined with the unmasking of loved ones?
Be prepared to explain the philosophical / metaphysical debate at the heart of Frank Norris' "Lauth." What is the primary conclusion that Anselm and Chavannes draw from their failed experiment, and how does the concept of atavism-or devolution-factor in to this tale's presentation of the horrible?
Be able to offer a workable definition of the uncanny-including some information about Freud's ideas on the subject-and to apply the concept to a reading of Matheson's "Deus Ex Machina" and Melville's "The Bell-Tower."
Think about how Twain's story presents the horror of the double, or other self, and be ready to contrast his use of this convention with other examples from this semester, such as Eleanor / Theodora or Roderick / Madeline Usher.

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