Shirley Jackson
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Major Issues Major IssuesShirley Jackson’s fascination with the dark side of human nature and psychology has initiated lively discussion amongst readers and reviewers. Critics have traced Jackson’s presentation of the subjective nature of human perception, and its consequences for our understanding of reality, throughout her work. The importance of perspective is demonstrated in her writing by the drastic changes that accompany its shifts. The relationship between dreams and reality is another major subject that scholars have identified in her fiction. Jackson’s matter-of-fact depiction of extraordinary events in seemingly ordinary settings has intrigued and disturbed her readers and critics. The predominance of middle-class female protagonists, and their struggles to retain their sense of identity, has attracted the attention of feminist scholars. Author LinksThe Works of Shirley
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