The short story “You are now entering the human heart”, written by New Zealand author Janet Frame is a macabre tale of an elderly schoolteacher who permits a harmless snake to be wrapped around her neck in order to demonstrate to her class that there is no reason for fear. As she sits, trying to overcome her revulsion for the sake of impressing her class, the reader sees into her inner world, her heart.

Summary ("You Are Now Entering the Human Heart - Summary" Masterpieces of World Literature, Critical Edition Ed. Steven G. Kellman. eNotes.com, Inc. 2009 eNotes.com18 Feb, 2019 )

Janet Frame, 79, Writer Who Explored Madness (New York Times, 2004)

Janet Frame Obituary: Reclusive, but world-renowned, New Zealand writer whose novels explored the depths of the human psyche (The Guardian, 2004)

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