The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady: Style 1 key example

Key Examples in The Portrait of a Lady

Chapter 42
Explanation and Analysis:

As an early modernist novel, the writing style of The Portrait of a Lady is somewhat unconventional. While the book begins with a normal third-person omniscient narrator who weaves in and out of the minds of the various characters—sharing the Touchetts’ opinions on Isabel when she arrives, as well as her opinions of them—around Chapter 18 things start to shift.