Document Type
Part I
Abstract
In The Portrait of a Lady (1881), Henry James has created a complex character, Isabel Archer, whose decisions defy glib interpretations. In particular, the ending of the novel in which Isabel chooses to return to Rome and a loveless marriage rather than to liberate herself from its constraints, is enigmatic. Since James chooses not to reveal Isabel's reasons for this decision, there is much ambiguity. What does this decision reveal about Isabel's psychological and moral development? And, in turn, what does Isabel's decision tell us about women's development in general?
Publication Date
1991
Journal Title
Draftings In
Volume
6
Issue
3
First Page
1
Last Page
2
Copyright
©1991 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Mallin, Donna
(1991)
"Isabel Archer and the Persephone Myth: A Psychological Case Study,"
Draftings In: Vol. 6:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/draftings/vol6/iss3/4
Comments
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