THE EYES, A Short Story by Edith Wharton
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- Prepare yourself for an immersive journey into the eerie and mysterious world of "The Eyes" by Edith Wharton. This haunting audiobook will transport you to a dimly lit library where old stories come alive, and two men are drawn into the chilling recount of a peculiar and unsettling ghostly encounter. As you listen, you'll feel the tension rise as strange glowing eyes watch from the shadows. Can you resist the pull of the unknown? With rich narration and atmospheric sound, this audiobook will keep you on the edge of your seat. Dare to listen alone at night?
Thank you! I love an Edith Wharton reading. What a treat! Liked, subbed and all the rest.
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The similarities strike me between this and Ethan Frome (one of her best-known works), in terms of theme.
(Possible spoiler)
I see The Eyes as an externalised conscience, intervening when the storyteller is backed into a corner and behaves unethically, at a decision-point in a relationship which is influenced by another relationship.
This equally describes Ethan Frome.
In Ethan Frome, the results of those decisions are physical, psychological, and emotional. This story misses out the physical.
Ghost stories, and particularly stories about the fireside recounting of ghost stories, were a staple theme in Victorian and early Edwardian times, and most popular authors turned their hands to them at some point.
Say what ? A bit too gay for me Especially from the author of Ethan Frome.
I second this idea. Big thumbs down
@francislarv3012
Please read my "observations" regarding your comment with an open mind and respond kindly.
If you can help me understand your perspective, please do as I'm always willing to learn.
Yes, the story's author is Edith Wharton of of ETHAN FROME fame, so I'm gathering that you are well read and possess an intelligent knowledge of the English language, which leads me to my queries; I hope you can enlighten me and perhaps teach me something.
When referring to a short story (an inanimate object) as "too gay," I don't quite understand your application. It's not A gay (as in) A happy story, so what is the definition of "too gay" as you used?
Since I believe you are well read and possess a good command of the English language, I can only guess that you were being lazy communicating its meaning. You were being ironic, or thou doest protest too much. None of my own proposed answers align with my presumption of your intellect.
Please enlighten me. If you are unable to do so for any reason, I thank you for reading this lengthy response. Cheers!
It's Ethan Frome that is the outlier. It's acknowledged by critics that Ethan Frome was quite different from her other writing, though with some similar facets of course.
She termed Ethan Frome "a brief reminiscence" rather than a novel, and seemed to acknowledge that it was different.
I too question your meaning of "gay" in this context, while acknowledging it's been used as a mild insult for a long time. Not so much in the UK, where that usage is more-or-less dying out.
@@janebrown7231 It's dying out here too -- as is the generation that uses the term. It's more of a death rattle than an insult at this point.
@CleoHarperReturns Very well said! That's absolutely how I perceive it over here.
It was used very much tongue in cheek, not even offensively really, but the generation that originated it are probably 30-40 years old now, and have grown up!
I didn’t care for this at all. Note to self: steer clear of works by this author in future; AND, a story written in first person with that person being male will simply not engage me if read aloud by a female. This is not a prejudice carried in from the past, but an observation that caught me totally off guard. Speaking solely for myself; nice try, but no banana. … NEXT!