Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting"
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Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting" is the psychologically fragile protagonist whose escalating terror and ambiguous experiences with the supernatural drive the film’s exploration of fear and mental instability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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fictional character → fictional character → film character → horror film → novel → |
| appearsIn |
The Haunting
→
The Haunting of Hill House → |
| associatedLocation |
Hill House
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| associatedMotive |
desire for belonging
→
escape from oppressive past → |
| author |
Shirley Jackson
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| basedOn |
Eleanor Vance
→
The Haunting of Hill House → |
| centralConflict |
struggle with her own mental state
→
uncertainty about reality of supernatural events → |
| characterArc |
increasing psychological disintegration
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| characterInGenre |
horror
→
psychological horror → |
| criticalReceptionAspect |
noted for psychological complexity
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| director |
Robert Wise
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| drivesTheme |
exploration of fear
→
exploration of sanity and madness → |
| experienceType |
ambiguous supernatural experiences
→
escalating terror → |
| familyBackground |
domineering mother
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| gender |
female
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| interpretation |
possible victim of her own delusions
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possibly unreliable witness to supernatural events → |
| narrativeFunction |
focus of the haunting events
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subject of psychological deterioration → |
| narrativePerspective |
subjective experience emphasized
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| narrativeRole |
unreliable focal character
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|
| portrayedBy |
Julie Harris
NERFINISHED
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| portrayedIn |
The Haunting (1963 film)
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| primaryThemeAssociation |
fear
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isolation → mental instability → |
| protagonistOf |
The Haunting
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|
| psychologicalTrait |
emotionally vulnerable
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psychologically fragile → |
| relationshipToHillHouse |
guest
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| screenTimeImportance |
central
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| symbolicRole |
embodiment of Hill House’s influence
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| themeConnection |
ambiguity between supernatural and psychological explanations
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| toneAroundCharacter |
claustrophobic
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oppressive → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Claire Bloom
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notableRole |