Question

Who is the main character in haunting of hill house and what are his/her strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 1

Answer: Eleanor Vance. Strengths: she made an effort initially to make a life for herself.
Weaknesses: She’s reached arrested development, she requires validation from others, and cannot function outside of a home.

Explanation: She has reached arrested development because all those years she spent in the service with her late mother has caused her psychological development to stop evolving. Eleanor cannot achieve freedom and happiness because her inner child is stopping her. She let her dreams go in order to have a fake sense of warmth and security.