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".