Actually through his international theme he deals with America and Europe, he practiced this matter so well in his works that he is in some degree known as the master of international novel. Actually Henry James is well-known based on his international novels through which he uses his own experiences as an American in Europe and wrote about the adventures of Americans abroad, mostly in Europe.

Keywords: Variation, Biodiversity, Combination, Conservation, Information, Marriage.Īmong the subjects and themes which are found in the works of 19 th American great novelist Henry James, the international theme of America versus Europe is the most recurrent one. Isabel understands the conservation and information needs about her in the world that is suggestive of an ethos differs from American capitalism.

She was deceived by her own thinking of Osmond as the most civilized person. Isabel’s search of information and love for the free exploration of life ends with marriage. Isabel rejects marriage proposal in order to conserve herself but finds herself victim of a patriarchal society in which women can’t think of conservation. Isabel Archer displays her strong desire of information of the social norms of the late nineteenth century, and is ultimately punished for not adhering to those social conventions. Henry James discussed the contrast between American and European civilisation. Conservation and Information is not only the part of biodiversity but also of literature. The main contrast in this novel is between American morality and innocence and European high culture and sophistication.Ībstract Variation of life is called biodiversity and combination of two words ‘bios’ which means life and ‘logos’ means happening. As a realist writer, he only shows the reality about America and Europe and leaves it to his audiences to decide about them.

He defined neither America nor Europe to be the superior or the inferior one. But this study is going to discuss that although James tries to show the contrast between America and Europe, he remains neutral towards America and Europe completely skillfully. All parts of this novel, like its characters, settings and events are used like a chain to show the contrast between America and Europe. The Portrait of a Lady is his most well-known masterpiece which again deals with the international theme of America versus Europe. Through his international theme, James had tried to show the contrasts which he believed to exist between America and Europe. James' literary career is divided into three periods, and the international theme is the main subject of the first and the third period. Among the subjects and the themes in the works of Henry James, his international theme of 'America versus Europe' is the most recurrent one.

The portrait of a lady by henry james