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The Haunting of Hill House Sacrifice Quotes

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Quote #10

In the unending, crashing second before the car hurled into the tree she thought clearly, Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this? Why don't they stop me? (9.115)

In the end, the metaphorical sacrifice becomes a real one. Eleanor kills herself to stay at Hill House, but the question remains: did Eleanor sacrifice herself for Hill House or for herself? Also, is this truly a sacrifice? It seems as if Eleanor is doing this for attention. She doesn't want to actually go through with suicide; she wants someone to stop her and make everything all right again.