Henry James Quotes
Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other people to do for them, and it is the infatuation, the devotion, the superstition of others that keeps them going. These others in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred are women.
Topics
Exploitation
Superstition
Dependency
Entitlement
Gender Equality, Gender Inequality
Infatuation
Men
Privilege
Patriarchy
Young Men
Class Dynamics
Female Subservience
Male Privilege
Objectification of Women
Patriarchal Society
Power Dynamics
Toxic Masculinity
Unbalanced Relationships
social dependency
Citations
James, Henry. Washington Square. Harper & Brothers, 1881, p. 45.
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Henry James OM (28 February 1916) was an American 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 renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.