The Veil Lifted is a short story written by George Eliot, originally published in 1859. The short story fits well into the style typical of the Victorian era. However, George Eliot's usual style was realistic, so when The Lifted Veil was written, it was the exact opposite of what was expected of her. The Lifted Veil is a good example of horror fiction. Explores a wide variety of different themes, including extrasensory perception, foresight, intuition, Victorian stereotypes, marriage, and Victorian ideals of femininity. The novella is narrated by Lattimer. Lattimer has the gift of foresight and believes he can see into the future, he also has the gift of intuition and as a result, can see into people's thoughts. However, these are powers he doesn't have much control over, so that doesn't make his narrative completely reliable. Lattimer becomes obsessed with Bertha, who was initially his brother's girlfriend. Bertha can be perceived in two ways, as a monster – or as a victim. Bertha can be seen as a monster because she plays with Lattimer's emotions and mocks him. She is aware of his feelings towards him, yet she flirts with and "caresses" Lattimer. Bertha acts very affectionately towards Lattimer in public; she “laughed at his quotes” and “openly petted him in front of her brother.” This shows that he is happy to play with Lattimer's emotions, despite knowing that he is "sensitive" and kind-natured. However, when they are alone together, Bertha behaves very differently towards Lattimer: she is not interested in him, and is very careful to distance herself from him, and in some cases to avoid him altogether. This shows that she is willing to prey on someone who is more vulgar... middle of the paper... a figure of both evil and good. She proves it; like all human beings, he had a good side and a bad side, and the key is to find the balance between them. It also shows that you shouldn't judge things by their face value; you have to look deeper into things, because they usually have a deeper meaning. And that deeper meaning can be interpreted in many different ways. In conclusion, I think Bertha is both a monster and a victim. I think she; like most people, she is complex and has many sides to her personality, some are more obvious than others. I think most of the actions that seem evil were acts of desperation and that Bertha didn't think she had many other options at the time. I also think that some of the actions that appear to be teasing by Bertha to Lattimer may have just been acts of kindness that were misinterpreted by Lattimer.