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"In this short novella, James examines the relationship of a man who believes that he is slated by fate for some horrible disastrous thing to happen to him (he calls it the "beast crouching in the jungle" and waiting for him) and the woman who quite transparently loves him. He never even thinks of her in terms of love since his entire mental focus is on his "fate" and being able to recognize it when it arrives. The story follows their entire lives until she dies finally, of age and illness and he goes to the funeral. It is when he is alone, standing at the grave, that it hits him: he loved her, a great deal, but never saw it and now she is beyond his reach. As he collapses in sorrow on the grave, you can see the beast in the jungle, leaping for him. He fulfilled his own prediction by allowing his obsession with his fate to create his lost love - his "beast in the jungle.""
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- mentally ill person
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age/status:
- long lived adults
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- journalist
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Focus of story
- Him
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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