Indeed, when the voice is described a final time two pages later, it remains "a strange, vague murmur, which might be likened to an indistinct shadow of human utterance" (97)-the descriptions from before recycled to exacerbate our frustration and keep us in darkness; we never do discern the source of the voice or its words throughout the course of the novel. ... Notably, his trigger words center mainly on ghosts, witchcraft and death; however, it rapidly becomes difficult to discern whether such fantastic clues are valid foreshadowing or merely red herrings. ... However, later in the...

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate