The Narrow House

** "The Narrow House" by Evelyn Scott is a story set in the early 1900s that looks at the difficult relationships within a family, highlighting social problems and individual battles. We mainly follow Winnie, who is stuck between her close-knit immediate family and her wealthy parents. She is dealing with intense emotions and sickness in a stressful home environment. The story starts with Mrs. Farley, who represents the difficulties faced by working-class people as she goes through her daily life and thinks about her family. Through her interactions with her daughter-in-law, Winnie, we see a woman struggling with devotion to her family and societal pressures. Winnie is troubled by her doubts about her marriage to Laurence, her health problems, and her renewed relationship with her parents, who come back into her life after a long period of separation; this sets the stage for emotional clashes, hinting at old complaints and unsolved problems that will come up as the story continues. **