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Elizabeth Bowen The Demon Lover
Jack Graham
October 29, 2008
Period 3

Literary Analysis Essay

“The Demon Lover” is a short story about a woman named Mrs. Drover who gradually loses her mind as she revisits her old home, which she was forced to move out of because of World War II. Having just moved to a house in the country, some of Mrs. Drover’s belongings are still in the old house. While she is there retrieving her items, she flashes back to World War I when she had to say goodbye to her lover which causes her to become mentally unstable. The author, Elizabeth Bowen, uses unsettling imagery, a strange letter and flashback and a confusing incident in a taxicab to show her theme. As Mrs. Drover returns to her old home, an eerie feeling is brought upon the story.
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