Ethan Frome

Page 115 due Friday, 3.24.06 on Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.

Open discussion?

Crazy Governess or Corrupt Kids?

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Henry James writing style

Choose a favorite sentence from A Turn of the Screw and comment on what it reveals about the author's writing style. Please keep away from discussing the content as much as possible. Due Monday, March 6, 2006

For example: "The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as on Christmas Eve in an old house a strange tale should essentially be, I remember no comment uttered till somebody happened to note it as the only case he had met in which such a visitation had fallen on a child." (first sentence).

This 61 word sentence begins our horror story. The pacing is leisurely and casual, a narrative fit for gathering around a fireplace and telling stories: why rush? Details are vital, his story is not all action and adventure, but detail and development. This is a foretaste of a story with such impeccable detail we'll be able to recreate the scenes, interior thoughts, and perhaps even the limited action with ease -- an immersive experience.

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