The Beast In The Jungle Sparknotes
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The Beast in the Jungle (Annotated)
Author: Henry James
language: en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: 2020-03-07
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novel by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James's best short stories, this story deals with appropriately universal themes: loneliness, destiny, love and death. The parable of John Marcher and his peculiar destiny has spoken to many readers who have speculated about the value and meaning of human life. John Marcher, the protagonist, reunites with May Bartram, a woman he met ten years earlier, who remembers his strange secret: Marcher is convinced that his life must be defined by a catastrophic or spectacular event, lurking as a "beast in the jungle". May decides to buy a house in London with the money she inherited from a great-aunt and spend her days with Marcher, curiously waiting for what fate holds.Marcher is a desperate fatalist, who believes he cannot marry so as not to subject his wife to her "spectacular destiny." He takes May to the theater and invites her to an occasional dinner, but does not allow him to approach him. While he sits idly by and lets the best years of his life pass, he knocks May down too, to the end where he discovers that the great misfortune of his life was to throw it away and ignore the love of a good woman, based on his absurd sense of feeling.
The Beast in the Jungle: A Quick Read edition
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read. This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter. - Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours - Reading time of the summarized text: 4 minutes "The Beast in the Jungle" is a novella by Henry James, published in 1903 as part of the collection The Better Sort. The story follows John Marcher, who believes his life is destined for a catastrophic or spectacular event, like a "beast in the jungle." Marcher is reacquainted with May Bartram, a woman he knew ten years earlier, who decides to spend her days with him, curiously awaiting what fate has in store for him. Marcher is a hopeless fatalist who takes May to the theater and invites her to occasional dinners but does not allow her to get close to him. The story has been read as a confession or parable about James' own life. Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the story among the best short narratives in any literature. The novella has been adapted into several films and referenced in literature and television.