Henry James was one of the great American literary critics, but James was better known as a novelist and short-story writer (Magill 750). In the nineteenth century James was considered to be an important and influential writer. James's writing career has been separated into three phases. ...

Henry James does an extraordinary job in establishing innocence in two distinguishable scenarios. Henry James, author of The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller uses somewhat of a superficial approach in using youth and beauty, in order to institute innocence. This is the basis for conflict in the ...

In London, England, the well-known artist Basil Hallward becomes obsessed with the beauty of a wealthy young gentleman, Dorian Gray. He paints Dorian's portrait, and introduces him to Lord Henry Wotton, a clever nobleman who enjoys embracing the sensibilities of his friends by advocating selfishness...

In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, the black clothing worn by the ghosts of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel foreshadows evil and darkness throughout the novel. Throughout the novel, James creates a character that is "in the dark." The phrase "in the dark" means to be without knowledge. The cha...

Graham Greene Who was a drunk in college who attempted suicide several times just to pass the time? Graham Greene, a 20th century writer, is considered to be one of the most important Roman Catholic writers of espionage and other fiction. In the following paragraphs I will discuss Greene's...

Under the pen name of Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens mocks the British monarchy under the facade of a child's fairytale. He dedicates his short novel to the young minds of adolescence, and yet it falls nothing short of a mature purpose. This converted American steamboat pilot constructs a novel dis...

Knowing a solid, well-trusted confidant or confidante, provides every person or character the support that they need throughout life and oftentimes assist the individual in analyzing the situation and come to a well though out, viable conclusion. In Kate Chopin's groundbreaking feminist novel,...

Knowing a solid, well-trusted confidant or confidante, provides every person or character the support that they need throughout life and oftentimes assist the individual in analyzing the situation and come to a well though out, viable conclusion. In Kate Chopin's groundbreaking feminist novel,...