By Nico Reiher

ISBN-10: 3640687388

ISBN-13: 9783640687381

Seminar paper from the yr 2009 within the topic American experiences - Literature, grade: 1,0, Martin Luther collage (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), direction: renowned Literature in the United States, language: English, summary: Helena Blavatsky’s “The Cave of the Echoes” is a vibrant and colourful piece of occult fiction that includes mysterious settings, a few strange characters and supernatural happenings. yet what precisely lies in the back of this occult tale and the way is the writer and the tale on the topic of the supernatural? Is the story’s goal just to entertain its readers or does it serve different services equivalent to the advertising of the author’s theosophical rules and beliefs? How does a extra complicated wisdom of the occult aid one to appreciate the that means of “The Cave of the Echoes” extra clearly?

This paper methods those varied questions by way of touching on the atmosphere, 3 significant characters and elements of the plot of “The Cave of the Echoes”. about the surroundings, it regards the story’s quite obscure position and analyzes its surroundings. the next bankruptcy reports these 3 significant characters of the tale which are most glaringly with regards to occult practices and hence call for specific realization: the Hungarian mesmerizer, the Shaman and the kid. The fourth bankruptcy considers the truthfulness and the functionality of the tale, the symbolic which means of the cloud and the method of mesmerization. in addition, it attempts to reply to the query if the mansion of Mr. Izvertzoff is accursed by means of the satan.

The questions pointed out above are approached by way of relating to either Blavatsky’s theoretical theosophical works and her fictional literature. Her wide selection of guides permits one to achieve specific wisdom and allow an intensive research and interpretation of “The Cave of the Echoes”. definitely, this paper doesn't try and absolutely clarify occult practices and happenings as Blavatsky’s literature partially does. It really collects fragments of Blavatsky’s recommendations and studies on the way to achieve a greater realizing of the story’s which means and purpose.

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