The Beast in the Jungle

by

Henry James

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The Beast in the Jungle Symbols

The Beast

The Beast in the Jungle’s protagonist, John Marcher, believes that he’s destined for some rare and maybe terrible fate, which he refers to as a crouching “beast in the jungle.” This “beast” represents…

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May’s Tomb

After May Bartram dies, John Marcher frequently visits her tomb in a cemetery near London. Despite the fact that May’s tomb contains her corpse and is marked with her name, it ends up representing Marcher’s…

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