The Haunting of Hill House #34-66

Summary: Now Eleanor finally gets the courage to step into Hill House and Mrs. Dudley takes her to her room where she will be staying. The more Eleanor stays and looks and examines the house the more she wants to leave and get out.Then Mrs. Dudley tells Eleanor that she leaves before dusk comes and that she wont be available after that and there would be no one that can help her at night which is kind of sketchy. Eleanor then gets unpacked in a rush and furiously and then she meets Theodora and where they then get tho see the Green Room. Then Theodora and Eleanor walk around the house and wonder what they could do while being there at the house. Then Theodora starts asking Eleanor a bunch of questions and they both come to the conclusion that they were indeed cousins which was unexpected at all. Then while being out in the hills Eleanor and Theodora meet Luke and they later come into the house and meet the Dr. Montague before dinner. Dr. Montague has a map of the house so he brings the people to the dining room but also warns them that the house can be very tricky. The doctor then tells them that the plan or the next day is to explore the house and do whatever they please for the day. Then they go into talking about the Hill House and its heirs and explains that possibly Mrs. Dudley is planning to get rid of Luke to inherit all of the house and its riches.

Quote: "There were blue dimity curtains over the two windows... and a blue figured rug on the floor, and a blue spread on the bed and the bed and a blue quilt at the foot. The walls, dark woodwork to shoulder height, were bluefigured paper above, with a design of tiny blue flowers," (Jackson 40)

Reaction: This is when Eleanor enters what is called the "Blue room" and its is not too descriptive but it says so much about the room that you can picture it. She is stating all of these blue colored accessories and things that make the room Blue. This also justifies the name of why it is called the blue room.

The Haunting of Hill House #1-33

Summary: The beginning of the book talks about Hill House and how it isn't a very delightful place and its been at the hill for 80 years. Then we are introduced to Dr. Montague who is a doctor of philosophy and has a degree in anthropology. he invited some people to Hill House for him to observe everything thats been going on at Hill House through the stories he's heard. The we meet the characters Eleanor Vance who had a hard life from her, her sister and her mother losing their home. Theodora who was a very down to earth and very enthusiastic person who wore soft colors and Dr. Montague was impressed by her so he invited her. And Luke Sanderson whose aunt was the owner of Hill House and he was the next heir to the house itself. Then when Elanor gets to the house she meets the caretaker Mrs. Dudley but then Eleanor is afraid to even step into the house.

Quote: "NO LIVE organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality" (Jackson 3)

Reaction: This is one of those quotes that blows your mind because its the first sentence of the book, it made me stop for a bit and reread it and got me hooked on the book. Because it says that no living thing can live a sane life without having something that they can question to be real or not a.k.a ghosts.

Note: (I understand that these posts are very late, I had gotten the book the day of and i had to catch up on the reading)