the pupil
何舒悦
The
Pupil is the touching story of a tutor's struggle to help his pupilin
spite of a difficult family. The Moreens are an American
familywandering around Europe. With pretensions above their ability to
fund,their lifestyle is supported by lying, cheating, and
bill-jumping. Whensecuring a tutor for their young son, it is no
different - they hire himunder false pretenses and avoid paying him.
The tutor, Pemberton, findshimself drawn to the intelligent and
world-weary boy, and wants to helphim rise above his family's
dissolute life. But Pemberton, himselfpenniless, cannot afford to work
without pay. Will he have to abandonhis pupil to save himself?
Nuanced, poignant, and darkly humorous, ThePupil is an example of why
Henry James is one of thenineteenth-century's most satisfying
writers.The pupil suffered fromheart disease and was out of character
with the rest of the family. Hehoped to be with his tutor forever, but
it backfired.
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