White Is for Witching

White Is for Witching is likely influenced by Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Compare the role of 29 Barton Road/The Silver House in Helen Oyeyemi’s novel to that of Hill House in Jackson’s novel.

Time is key to the novel. How does the rapid movement between past and present narration represent the connection between the Silver women?

The novel emphasizes the struggle to maintain a so-called traditional English identity and the violence that often accompanies this struggle. How does the magical malevolence of the Silver House reflect this real violence?