Disambiguation evidence for Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting" via surface form

"Eleanor Lance"


As subject (39)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Eleanor Lance".

Predicate Object
appearsIn The Haunting
associatedLocation Hill House
associatedMotive desire for belonging
associatedMotive escape from oppressive past
basedOn Eleanor Vance
centralConflict struggle with her own mental state
centralConflict uncertainty about reality of supernatural events
characterArc increasing psychological disintegration
characterInGenre horror
characterInGenre psychological horror
criticalReceptionAspect noted for psychological complexity
drivesTheme exploration of fear
drivesTheme exploration of sanity and madness
experienceType ambiguous supernatural experiences
experienceType escalating terror
familyBackground domineering mother
gender female
instanceOf fictional character
instanceOf film character
interpretation possible victim of her own delusions
interpretation possibly unreliable witness to supernatural events
narrativeFunction focus of the haunting events
narrativeFunction subject of psychological deterioration
narrativePerspective subjective experience emphasized
narrativeRole unreliable focal character
portrayedBy Julie Harris NERFINISHED
portrayedIn The Haunting
surface form: The Haunting (1963 film)
primaryThemeAssociation fear
primaryThemeAssociation isolation
primaryThemeAssociation mental instability
protagonistOf The Haunting
psychologicalTrait emotionally vulnerable
psychologicalTrait psychologically fragile
relationshipToHillHouse guest
screenTimeImportance central
symbolicRole embodiment of Hill House’s influence
themeConnection ambiguity between supernatural and psychological explanations
toneAroundCharacter claustrophobic
toneAroundCharacter oppressive