How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
No stone lions for me, [Eleanor] thought, no oleanders; I have broken the spell of Hill House and somehow come inside. I am home, she thought, and stopped in wonder at the thought. I am home, I am home, she thought; now to climb. (9.15)
Eleanor has given up on obtaining the home of her dreams, the one she fantasized about on the road. Hill House has captured her in within its walls. Are we to feel sorry for her, seeing her as Hill House's latest victim? Was this inevitable? Was the home always going to trap her? Did she merely substitute stone lions and oleanders for Hill House? We can't answer these questions with any certainty, but maybe that's the whole point.