Elizabeth Bowen "The Demon Lover"

In Elizabeth Bowen’s, The Demon Lover, the story revolves around the central character Mrs. Drover. As the reader finishes the story it is unclear whether she was abducted by the devil, her deceased fiancé, or she was in the midst of a war time induced hallucination. In order to decipher the events the reader must interrupt the clues concerning the letter, Mrs. Drover’s flashback to World War I, and determine who the taxi cab driver was. It is my impression that there was substantial evidence given by Bowen to suggest that it was Mrs. Drover’s mental status that shaped the world she was experiencing. Through the analysis of events and Mrs. Drover’s mood and behavior I will prove that she was under the influence of a wartime hallucination and was not abducted by a supernatural being.
The time and setting of this story must not be overlooked. They shape the stressful atmosphere that aid in the manifestation of Mrs. Drover’s......

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Title: Elizabeth Bowen "The Demon Lover"
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