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  Feminism and Feminist Theory Character Sketch of Isabel Archer Oedipus Complex in Sons and Lovers Pygmalion as Problem Play The quest of self in The Portrait of a lady is vital because a kind of psychic journey forms the very heart of the novel.  The journey is that of a mysterious and an uncommitted self, setting out to find the right house to live in and the right partner to live with. Evidently, the journey of Isabel in the novel is analogous to the journey of the inquiring self, seeking identity and realization. Henry James’s moral universe consists of two worlds –means and ends. In the world of means, everyone and everything is shown of a fixed intrinsic worth. The world of ends is one wherein everyone and everything has an intrinsic worth and respectability. In case of Isabel Archer, she thinks she is ascending towards the world of ends, but actually she is descending into the world of means. After her marriage, she realises that instead of being a free creature devote...

  Symbolism and Imagery international Situation in The Portrait of Lady Structure of the Portrait... Character Sketch of Kurtz Character Sketch of Eliza Doolittle Explain Stream of Consciousness Sigmund Freud's Theory of Socialization Henry James (1843-1916) one of the major figures of Trans-Atlantic literature spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on theme of consciousness. The Portrait of a Lady, his masterpiece is a study of young woman from Albany who brings to Europe her narrow provincialism and pretensions but also sense of her own sovereignty, her free spirit, her refusal to be treated in the Victorian world merely as a marriageable object. Isabel Archer is the lady whose ‘ portrait’ James offers us in the novel. She is the woman “ affronting her destiny ”. In the beginning of the novel Ralph wonders, “ What will she do?” Towards the close of the novel, ...

Structure of The Portrait of a Lady Symbolism and Imagery Character Sketch of Isabel Archer   Q: Discuss The Portrait of a Lady as a novel of ‘International scene’.                                                 Or Discuss that the novel is a contrastive study of American and European cultures.   The international situation predominates in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James . Dealing with this theme James was able to show cultural differences between individuals and also nations. He is basically concerned with the notion that each cultural complex creates its own personality and character, and inculcates its own values in the mind of its people. Naturally when two cultures draw closer, a clash of individuals become unavoidable and t...

  Structure of The Portrait... International Situation Character Sketch of Isabel Archer Henry James (1843-1916) is one of the major figures of Trans-Atlantic literature. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on theme of consciousness. The Portrait of a Lady, his masterpiece is a study of young woman from Albany who brings to Europe her narrow provincialism and pretensions but also sense of her own sovereignty, her free spirit, her refusal to be treated in the Victorian world merely as a marriageable object. The Portrait of a Lady is rich in symbolism and imagery. Symbolism : In the present novel symbolism is suggestive and seems to grow in the very subject. James utilizes architecture beyond conventional world building to symbolise the influence of art and the way that art can both express characters internal thoughts and feelings as well as mask them. Isa...

Symbolism and Imagery International Situation Character Sketch of Isabel Archer Henry James (1843-1916), a prolific writer came from a wealthy and cultured American family. Novels, short stories, travel sketches, literary criticism and autobiography flowed from his pen with regularity. His major works are Roderick Hudson, The American, The European, The Portrait of a Lady, The Golden Bowl etc. The Portrait of a Lady - one of his most important major work stands out for the complexity of its chief character, the compelling nature of its story, the density of its range of cultural reference and the artfulness of its conception and execution. This was the first novel by an American that made, within the limits of its subject full use of the novel form. He believed that the novel must be a coherent whole. Sir Philip Sydney had propounded such a view of art which was later manifested by Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde . For James, ‘life may be chaotic, a splendid waste’ but art must give ...

Theme of Oedipus Complex                    Education vs Learning Critical analysis Use of Symbols History of English Language Doctor Faustus D.H.Lawrence was considered a maverick when a series of novels- The White Peacock (1911), The Trespasser (1912), Sons and Lovers (1913), The Plumed Serpent (1926) and Lady Chatterly’s Lover (1929) written by him were published. He used the medium of novel as a vehicle for communicating his own vision of life. As a fiction writer he exhibited his genius but it was his prophetic vision that really created waves in the world. One of the most disputed men of genius in the history of modern English novel has been excessively praised as well as excessively abused. Eminent critics like T.S.Eliot have condemned him as an uncultured man insensitive to social morality. But, many of them in recent times have defended him against the charges of immorality.     Sons and Lovers is an a...

Theme of Oedipus complex Critical Analysis Autobiographical elements Examine Lawrence’s use of symbols in Sons and Lovers.                                     Or “Lawrence makes a copious use of symbolism which is illuminating without being obtrusive”(Gamini Salgado). Discuss. Symbolism in literature is a form of expression in which unseen realism is apprehended by consciousness. It has a two-fold meaning. One lies on the surface and is very easily understood by the reader. The other meaning is hidden in the writing and becomes known to the reader only after a good deal of thought. Edmund Wilsory in Axels’ Castle points out that when a writer wants to communicate something uncommunicable he has to use certain symbols which embody the uncommunicable experiences. He writes, Each poet has his uniqu...

Critical analysis             Use of Symbols Autobiographical elements Character Sketch of Isabel Archer D.H.Lawrence is one of the great writers who may be described as ‘life-changers’ and like all life-changers he is highly controversial. Diana Neil gives a better estimate of him when she writes, But when all is said, there is greatness in him. He is something of an authentic visionary and the future may be in a better position to interpret his dreams . Sons and Lovers have layers of meaning and hence, various angles of perception are needed to grasp them. The novel cries out for psychoanalytic interpretation i.e. it needs to be treated predominantly of what Freud termed ‘ Oedipus Complex’ . This points to sexual desire of son for mother and conflict with father. Lawrence by introducing Oedipus complex into English Literature not only enlarged its horizon but also opened up new vista in the field of fiction. He gave a new psychologica...

Theme of Oedipus Complex Use of Symbols Autobiographical elements D.H.Lawrence was considered a maverick when a series of novels- The White Peacock (1911), The Trespasser (1912), Sons and Lovers (1913), The Plumed Serpent (1926) and Lady Chatterly’s Lover (1929) written by him were published. He used the medium of novel as a vehicle for communicating his own vision of life. As a fiction writer he exhibited his genius but it was his prophetic vision that really created waves in the world. One of the most disputed men of genius in the history of modern English novel has been excessively praised as well as excessively abused. Eminent critics like T.S.Eliot have condemned him as an uncultured man insensitive to social morality. But, many of them in recent times have defended him against the charges of immorality.     Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical novel, as autobiographical as Arnold Bennett’s Clayhanger and the first half of Charles Dickens David Coppe...

Stream of Consciousness is a phrase coined by psychologist William James in his research work The Principles of Psychology (1890 ) to describe the flow of thoughts of the waking mind. According to him the intervention of time cannot break the continuity of consciousness. It flows like a stream of river. The writers of this group relate all mental experience of their characters be they pleasant or unpleasant, trivial or significance without any restrain. The novels of Dorothy Richardson, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf are often seen as examples of this method. James Joyce one of the greatest novelist started his career with realistic pictures of life in his works but with special emphasis on the exploration of the state of human consciousness i.e. adopting the stream of consciousness technique. He employed this in his first novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and thus, used more extensively in Ulysses (1922).   James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Ar...

Theme                     Aziz-Fielding relationship                    Plot structure         Race and Gender                 Colonialism Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970) an intellectual and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge ranked among the most cosmopolitan men of his day. His novels are only five in number. After the early Where Angels Fear to Tread , with its well drawn characters, its comedy and the typical concern with the conflict between two different cultures comes The Longest Journey – a less attractive work that shows the same skill of characterization. A Room with a View like his first novel is set in Italy containing delicately handled excellent comedy. Next comes, his two masterpieces, Howards End and much later A Passage to India . Both deal with the misunderstandings that arise in relationships among in...