Twenty Years at Hull House · Character
De Quincey
English writer referenced in discussions of literature and addiction.
minor
First appearance: The Snare of Preparation
De Quincey shows up with force in Boarding-School Ideals. The page is where that presence becomes real.
His 'Dreams' inspired a failed experiment with opium among Addams and her classmates.
De Quincey first appears in 0007 iv the snare of preparation.
In Boarding-School Ideals: His 'Dreams' inspired a failed experiment with opium among Addams and her classmates.
Later, in The Snare of Preparation: His literary description of paralysis in 'The Vision of Sudden Death' is used as a metaphor for Addams's own inability to respond directly to human suffering.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See De Quincey in The Snare of Preparation