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Virginia WoolfA Haunted House
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1921A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Virginia Woolf’s short story “A Haunted House” is a subversion of the traditional ghost story. What devices does Woolf use to perform such subversion?
The multiplicity of narrators sets an ambiguous tone to the short story. Who is the “you” addressed in the story?
What is the relation between the descriptions of the house and gardens and the overall tone of sadness they short story conveys?
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