WASHINGTON SQUARE BY HENRY JAMES Washington Square is a novel written by Henry James in 1881. James-s writing reflects his experience and contrast European social attitudes to those in the United State. His works often deal with class and social status versus personal freedom. An important example of this topics is Washington Square. The story is set in New York in 1840, which see Catherine Sloper in a romantic problem which lead her to choose between her father and her love. Catherine is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever. Her father Dr Austin Sloper, quite the opposite, is a successful man, fashionable, interesting, amusing and clever. The relationship between this father and daughter is a little bit difficult, Infact Catherine loves and admires her father and always tries hard to please him, but she is a great disappointment to him. In addition to this Dr Sloper does not expect any interest or excitement from Catherine. But things changed at Washington square when arrived an handsome young man Mr Morris Townsend. Immediately Catherine fall in love with Morris also thanks of her foolish aunt Lavinia. But problems start without delay when Dr Sloper find out the romantic story thinking that Mr Townsend only wont Catherine fortune. At this point Catherine start to convince her father to meet Morris for talk with him, but when this happened the idea of her father remain. Now Catherine scared by her father start to see secretly Morris who meantime was courting Catherine arrived to ask to her to marry him. But in New York in the 1840s young lades are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her father-s permission, but naturally Dr Sloper is against this marriage. While Dr Sloper find out the real Mr Townsend, Lavinia convince Morris to marry immediately Catherine without her father consent. Now the only way for Dr Sloper for scared Morris is to decided that if Catherine would marry Morris she only remain with her mother money. In addition Dr Sloper decided to leave with her daughter in Europe hope that she will forget about Morris. But the two lovers don-t break up, but when Catherine returned the relationship is in trouble. Infact Morris decided to break the engagement and to leave to Philadelphia. Some years later, after the dead of Dr Sloper, Morris returned certain that Catherine would marry him, but Catherine decided to follow one of the last want of her father never marry Morris.