"What Maisie Knew" by Henry James is a story set in the late 1800s about a young girl named Maisie Farange, who finds herself in the middle of her parents' awful divorce where she is used as leverage during their custody battle, showing the complicated relationships of adults from a naive child's point of view. The book begins in a courtroom, talking about the divorce and how Maisie will be taken care of. Her parents act badly, especially with the strange plan for taking care of their daughter. Maisie's mom is portrayed as self-centered and angry, while her father, is seen as thoughtless. Maisie tries to deal with the confusing emotions caused by her parents and their different opinions while she is unaware of what is truly going on, hinting that she will learn and understand a lot about the messy adult world as the story progresses.
What Maisie Knew
By Henry James
In a world of bitter divorce, a young girl is used in a custody battle to weaponize emotions, only to be caught in the crossfire.
Summary
About the AuthorHenry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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