Mrs. Doyne's Character In Henry James The Real Right Thing

In “The Real Right Thing” by Henry James, published in 1899, Mrs. Doyne is introduced as the widow of the late Ashton Doyne and after his death (“but three months after”), she wastes no time in approaching a friend of her deceased husband, George Withermore, to manufacture a biography of his life manipulated in a brighter light. In my opinion, there is a difference between the better side of a person’s character and the “real right thing” and they are both often times misconstrued as better and more valuable than they actually are. People have a habit of interpreting both people and notions the way they would prefer rather than see them as they exist. In society today, things are hardly ever observed as they are and instead are seen for their potential to be
In biographies on social media, it is unlikely that anything posted about the owner of the account is unbiased, because they are writing it themselves. They can say they value their friends and would take a bullet for their significant other, but what is said in personal messages and in texts might disagree. You can say you know a person, but that person might not know you. Likewise, society manipulates the way we perceive news. With the use of media, a veil can be lowered on lesser known topics as the world feels enlightened on hand picked stories. Racism, bigotry, and prejudice are hidden in between sentences of an article. Feelings have less to do with emotions and more to do with what society has led you to believe a person should