Ch.3 part 1-5

In this chapter of the book Eleanor and Theodora are returning back to "Hill House" late after going out adventuring. When they return they meet Luke and Dr. Montague. They all go inside and celebrate for the success of "Hill House". Then they all spend a little time to introduce one another and find out who they will be living with. Then one of them asks the qustion "why are we here, and whats wrong with this house". Dr. Montague says he will tell them the story of the house in the morning because he doesnt want anyone to leave in the dark; just incase they decided that. Finally after dinner they convince him to tell the story, and so he does. He says that he first heard of the house from a friend who left after only a few days but had no explanation why. So he tried to talk to other former tenants who all left before their lease was up but could not give a good explanation why and were generally bitter on the subject. So Dr. Montague looks into some of the old newspapers from Hillsdale. He discovers the real story of the "Hill House". Which is is that a long time ago a man built it for his wife and his two daughters. When his wife was on her way to see the house for the first time she was killed in a freak accident when her buggy turned over in the driveway. Then later he got remarried only to have his second wife also die in a freak falling accident. Then finally he remarried again only to have that wife die of consumption in England where they were visiting doctors. After that Hugh Crain left the house and his two daughters were sent off to family members. Later the oldest daughter inherited the house and not long after died of pneumonia inside the house. Then there were many issues over who the house should go, to and in the end was given to a village girl which angered the younger sister. The younger sister argued over the house for a long time until the village girl finally committed suicide by hanging herself in the house. Then the house was given to the Sandersons' who now own it today. Then it ends with Luke saying "I'm sure we will all be very comfortable here"......Yeah right

Part 5 Ch.1 - Ch.3

In this part of the book Eleanor Vance is just arriving at "Hill House" it is a long bumpy ride up, and is far away from everyone else. When she gets to the entrance she meets Mr.Dudley, the caretaker who is kind of strange and mysterious and at first he doesn't want to let her in. she has to insist that she was wanted there for him to let her in. When he opens the gate and she begins to drive in he says to her "You'll be sorry I ever opened that gate" and I think that is foreshadows what is to come. When she gets to the house, she notices that the house kind of has a look of despair and sadness. Then she gets her bag and goes in. Mrs. Dudley is in the house and shows her to her room, and Eleanor realizes that she is the first one there. Mrs. Dudley is also kind of strange like her husband and says "dinner is at six, she will clean up in the morning and breakfast is at nine". She also says that it is what she agreed to, which Eleanor is not really sure who she made the agreement with and later makes a joke about it being with Dracula. She gets into her room and notices that the entire inside of the building looks like it was rushed when it was made, and that the builders just wanted to do as little as possible and get out as soon as possible. She starts telling herself she is going to leave and feels like no one else is coming. Even Mrs. Dudley leaves after she makes dinner at six and says she gets out before it gets dark, also she says that there is no one to help you and no one to hear your screams which Eleanor kind of finds funny.
Then Eleanor hears a car door slam and finds Theodora has arrived which cheers her up. Theodora and Eleanor start to become good friends and joke about everything that is going on. Then they decide to adventure off around the property before it gets dark and they realize it is kind of beautiful out there with the mountains and the streams. Then they start to realize it is getting dark and must start heading back to the "Hill House".

Part 3-5 Ch.1

So far in this part of the book it talks about Eleanor's adventure to the "Hill House. In the beggining of the section Eleanor is arguing with her sister whom she hates, and her brother-in-law who she also disslikes. She wants to take the car to "Hill House" because she payed for half of the car and never really uses it. Her sister doesnt want her to take it because she thinks maybe her son Linnie would get sick, but really she is just using that as an excuse because she doesnt want her sister to have it. In the end Eleanor does get the car and heads off to Hillsdale. For the first time in her life she feels free and has the car all to herself, and if she wanted she could really go anywhere she wants. On her way to Hillsdale, which is where the "Hill House" is located she takes her time and just enjoys life around her. She looks at the trees and the people she passes and really starts to enjoy life. Dr. Montegue gives presice directions on how to get to the "Hill House" because the people in Hillsdale are not friendly and do not enjoy talking of "Hill House", but she stops there for coffee anyway. She also becomes much more friendly to the people she meets like the waitress at the diner, she changes greatly from how she is described in the begginningof the book. Then at the end of the section she says "good-bye" to the waitress and heads off on her way.

Part 1-3 Ch.1

So far in The Haunting of Hill House by Shirly Jackson they have described the "Hill House" and introduced the main characters that will be staying there.The "Hill House" is described as always standing firm, but being alone in silence and holding a darkness within. Dr.John Montague was a doctor of philosophy who is renting "Hill House" for three months to look for proof of psychic phenomena. Eleanor Vance is 32 years old and has no real friends, she spent eleven years caring for her mother until she died, and cant remember ever enjoying her adult life. She hates her sister and dislikes everyone else in her family. Dr. Montague discovered her after a strange phenomena occured when she was younger involving stones falling on her house for three days.Theodora is a more positive happy girl who was discovered by Dr. Montague because of her ability to identify cards held out of sight. Luke Sanderson is a thief and a liar but the most successful in his family. Luke was required by the family lawyer to go and stay in the house with Dr. Montague because he will someday inherit "Hill House".