“The Demon Lover” October 7, 2001 Entry 1 Elizabeth Bowen’s short story “The Demon Lover” is a quite intriguing and interesting story. Mrs. Drover is the protagonist while her former lover or his spirit is the antagonist of the story. Mrs. Drover had been his fiancée until he was missing and presumed killed. When he left they promised to each other that that would meet again at “the hour arranged.” (88) This symbolizes their commitment to each …showed first 75 words of 470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 470 total…when she was told of her fiancé’s disappearance. It seems to me that he came back to show that he has not forgot about her and their “arranged hour.” Why she doesn’t attempt to leave the taxi is probably because she doesn’t want to leave who she truly believes is her former lover, the driver. She feels that if she leaves the taxi she will again lose the love of her life.