# De Quincey — Twenty Years at Hull House character guide

> De Quincey in Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-iv-the-snare-of-preparation

## Who they are

English writer referenced in discussions of literature and addiction.

## In the story

### [Boarding-School Ideals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/chapters/iii-boarding-school-ideals)

His 'Dreams' inspired a failed experiment with opium among Addams and her classmates.

### [The Snare of Preparation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/chapters/iv-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.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/characters/de_quincey
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_at_hull_house_se/characters