"The Door in the Wall"

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This paper reviews the short story "The Door in the Wall" by H.G. Wells in which the main character encounters a door in a wall. The writer examines the plot, conflict and theme of the novel as well as giving a summary of the story.

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"In The Door in the Wall our hero is Lionel Wallace. His heroism lies in his ongoing fight with his childhood memories and the knowledge that there is an easier way. He perseveres in life even though he feels the tediousness of it. Wallace is a tragic hero. The tragedy is that he gave into the choice when he was too young to understand and now must fight it every second, with its impact making his life more unpleasant.
The story revolves around Wallace s encounter with a green door when he is at the age of five or six. He enters this door and finds an enchanted world. On leaving this world, the memory of it haunts him for the rest of his life. We see Wallace encounter the door again and again, each time not entering it for different reasons."

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