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The Beast in the Jungle Summary & Study Guide Description
The Beast in the Jungle Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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The Beast in the Jungle Plot Summary
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"The Beast in the Jungle" is divided into six sections, each part designated by a roman numeral (I-VI). In the first section, James introduces the protagonist of the story, John Marcher. Marcher is at a manor house in the English countryside where he sees a woman whose face and manner stir his memory, although he is unable to recollect the circumstances of their acquaintance. Before he leaves, Marcher finds himself at close quarters with the woman. The moment she speaks to him he remembers where they met—in Italy where both were vacationing ten years previously. During this short renewal of their acquaintance, she reminds him that he had imparted to her a grave secret in Italy: he had told her that it was his conviction that he was destined to experience a monumental and devastating event, but as to the nature of this event, and when it might occur, he...
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