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Henry James
1903
Short Story
Allegory, Romance, Tragedy
The story is told in the third person from the point of view of the protagonist, John Marcher.
"The Beast in the Jungle" is written in the past tense.
The title "The Beast in the Jungle" comes from the second chapter of the short story. The narrator compares John Marcher's fate to a crouching beast hidden in a jungle, waiting to attack its prey.
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