Reading The Spoils of Poynton | Alexandria
Read The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James. Exposing an icon's dark truth, Henry James' "The Spoils of Poynton" reveals how our desperate attachment to beautiful objects masks deeper anxieties about identity, status, and control. While seeming to critique materialism, James daringly suggests our possessions may possess more authentic lives than we do - a haunting mirror for our social-media curated existence.