Little Stranger: Chapter 1

Supernatural
1. Page 13: Betty is the only person to recognize that there is a supernatural presence in the home > links to the idea that stereotypically, children are seers
Setting
1. PAGE 5 first description > gothic desriptions + human like qualities
  1. PAGE 31 - the setting when Faraday leaves + the staircase
Character
1. Betty
  1. Associated with the supernatural from the start
    1. PAGES 13-15
2. Faraday
  1. Transgressive nature of being a doctor > the way he acts with betty and the way it's described e.g exposing her stomach
    1. PAGE 10 + 11
  2. Is instantly introduced as unreliable and sleptical character through his proffession as a doctor > proffessional + cold stereotypically
  3. The house changes his behaviour > HINTS HE IS THE LITTLE STRANGER? > his attitude changes due to his love of the house
    1. PAGE 2 + 3 > E.G "I was an obedient child as a rule" or "I wasn't a spiteful or destructive boy"
  4. Think's he's a higher class than he is - has a sense of entitlement
    1. PAGE 2+3 he was "entitled" to the acorn
      1. PAGE 17 "That Faraday grated on me" > he thinks he should be of a higher status
3. Caroline
  1. Immediately described as boring and not special etc.
    1. Her introduction on PAGES 8-9
4. Roderick
  1. Described as a potential monster but also a potential victim
    1. PAGE 6 with the footsteps at the door > classic gothic/villanous BUT also commonly described as "boyish" > victimizes him by making him vulnerable
Class
1. Faraday's distaste for how they treat him > shows how his achieved status still doesn't outweigh the ascribed status of the gentry
  1. PAGE 17 - Rod's treatment of Faraday
2. Opinions of class also shown through character
  1. Mistreatment of Betty
    1. PAGE 27: Rod calls Betty a "moron" and treats her with distaste
3. Never find out Mrs Ayres first name > class issue?

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