The_Demon_Lover

The Demon Lover In the short story,” The Demon Lover”, by Elizabeth Bowen, Mrs. Drover has made a pact with the devil {claim statement}. Nineteen year-old Kathleen (Mrs. Drover) is engaged to a man who is about to leave for war {background}. Oddly enough, he is not very receptive to her emotionally and actually, is rather frigid acting towards the young girl whom he is supposed to marry. Actually, it seems to be more of a business relationship than a bond created out of love. There are many ways that Elizabeth Bowen proves to the reader that Mrs. Drover has made a pact with the devil {warrant}. By making a pact with the devil I mean, surrendering blood as part of an oath to Satan, trading one’s soul for a favor for a specified number of years and/or accepting the Devils mark {definition}. Upon entering the house, an eerie feeling hangs in the air. Bowen makes this known by describing the atmosphere and feelings that are felt by Mrs. Drover as she walks into the old house. For example, nobody knows that she is coming to town; yet, as she enters the dark, cold room her eyes fall devil, pact, mrs, kathleen, drover, bowen, made, letter, blood, young, years, war, time, satan, out, one, marry, man, house, hand, girl, elizabeth, yet, women, ways, very, upon, two, taxi, takes, surrendering, sure, story, scarce, return