The Pupil~

The book mainly describes the story of Pemberton, a private teacher of the Morin family and his son Morgan. The end of the tragedy shows the moral civilization of the Americans in the social environment. Henry James' careful observation and deep understanding of American society and European society in the middle and late 19th century can be displayed through the physical space, social space and spiritual space in the novel. Under the background of European civilization, the funny experience of James's characters plays a persuasive and warning role in American society trapped in the frenzy of money worship.