This week, we conclude our spooky-season unit on The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. As Eleanor retreats from the story, how do we become aware of the perspective of the house itself? Is it possible to read Theodora as a villain? What, in the end, walks alone inside Hill House?
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Footnotes:
- The Haunting Of Hill House
- The Lottery And Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
- The Letters of Shirley Jackson (Laurence Jackson Hyman)
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