#TSH

[notsofriendlyfriendlyreminder]

bro. bro you are romantisizing the secret history. bro you are enamored with the greek class just like richard. bro you are ignoring the bad things and creating aesthetics based on a book telling a murder of a young man. brother.

#anyways #i am both sides of the coin #the secret history #tsh #donna tartt #richard papen #henry winter #bunny corcoran #francis abernathy #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #the secret history donna tartt #dona tartt the secret history #dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #aesthetic

[scaryaxolotl]

So I was thinking about Henry being either an antihero or antivillain and such. And I have come upon a conclusion- from Bunny's perspective Henry Winter is the Villain, but from everyone else's perspective Henry Winter is the love interest.

#tsh #tsh donna tartt #donna tartt #HMW #henry winter #i stand by my point #henry marchbanks winter #edmund corcoran #bunny #bunny corcoran #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #francis abernathy #julian morrow #the secret history #judy poovey

[thebeesareback]

One thing which I think gets overlooked in the discourse surrounding TSH is how much Charles changes through the story. Before Bunny's murder, he and Camilla seem to be the heart of the group. They are sweet to each other, welcoming to Richard, and just generally seem much better adjusted and kind. Charles is vocal about the fact that even considering killing Bunny is awful, and I think he is pretty consistently against it. Yes, Charles is an alcoholic, but given the company he keeps and the trauma of losing his parents, it's hardly surprising. I don't think I ever got the sense of him being a mean drunk, just someone who struggles to deal with his daily reality and needs a form of escapism and a coping mechanism - albeit an unhealthy one.

The murder of Bunny and the fact that he's much more involved with the police, and starts (understandably) to hate Henry is, I think, what really turns him to the dark side. None of the main characters are good people, and all are made worse by the events of the book. Charles' arc, though, is arguably the darkest, most severe, and most noticeable. Perhaps it's the guilt, or having to interact with Bunny's family, or just the fact that nothing he does will ever be as bad as killing a trusted friend. Why would you care about being an ass when you're a murderer?

#the secret history #donna tartt #tsh donna tartt #tsh #charles and camilla

[smeagol-on-my-deagol]

r.i.p edmund "bunny" corcoran, you would've loved right-wing twitter

#the secret history #tsh #tsh donna tartt #bunny corcoran #donna tartt

[starflame]

The entire scene where Richard dramatically lives in a hippie's attic over spring break is also hilarious as a concept

SUCH AN UNDERRATED MOMENT

#tsh #tsh donna tartt #donna tartt #the secret history #richard papen

[heartmasquerade]

i have this au for a richard/francis fic where they are Somewhat happy and just. being college kids but it's hard because i almost can't even imagine them not being miserable

#fated for angst #they're doomed for real #tsh #the secret history #francis abernathy #richard papen #francis x richard

[secret-history-hyperfixation]

Memes / Textposts that remind me of TSH - Part 4

Richard 🤎:

Francis 🧡:

Henry 🖤:

Bunny 💛:

Charles 🩵:

Camilla 💚:

#richard papen #francis abernathy #henry winter #charles macaulay #bunny corcoran #camilla macaulay #the secret history #tsh #tsh donna tartt #tsh textposts #tsh memes #the secret history textposts #the secret history memes

[charlotlie]

bitches be like “this is the best piece of literature i have ever read” and it’s either a book that took them six weeks to finish or a fanfic they read at 3 AM

#booklr #wdym the best book ever is a my hero academia fanfic?? #the secret history #tsh #richard papen #henry winter #odd eye fic #odd eye #marauders #andreil #classics #literature #from the sidelines #if we were villains #harry potter #drarry #bakudeku #franz kafka #i can’t believe i’m tagging drarry and franz kafka in the same post #or larry stylinson #😭😭😭 #1d #unbelievers #ao3 #fanfic #metamorphosis #this is the most controversial tagging i’ve ever done #help #mha #bnha

[shakespearesdaughters]

#dark academia #light academia #romantic academia #classic academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia vibes #dark academia music #academia #studyblr #light academia aesthetic #aesthetic #chaotic academia #literature academia #academia music #biblophile #poetry #tsh #the secret history

[moth-into-flames]

of course he's read the secret history!!

#tsh #the secret history #donna tartt #snoopy #books #my art

[joytri]

anarchism and god complex

#aesthetic #dark academia #coffee #art #books #academia #college #light academia #studyblr #literature #dark academia moodboard #light acadamia aesthetic #light academia moodboard #academia aesthetic #academia moodboard #chaotic academia #chaotic academia aesthetic #Tsh #the secret history #Donna tartt #fyodor dostoevsky #crime and punishment #Three brothers karamazov #English #Poetry #Poems #Poets #dead poets society #dead poets headcanons #dead poets fandom

[inkcoveredpoet]

This vibe >>

All images are from pinterest

#chaotic academia #dark academia #academia aesthetic #coquette #chaotic academic aesthetic #the secret history #dark acadamia aesthetic #romantic academia #dead poets society #tsh #autumn #winter #rain #snow

[betryl]

Today I discovered that a couple of TSH characters were based on actual people Donna Tartt knew at Bennington College- amongst them were students Todd O'Neal and Matt Jacobsen, who were the inspiration for Henry and Bunny respectively.

AND JUST—

There's even their own comments about it and it's so funny wait:

Here's the source

#tsh #the secret history #henry winter #bunny corcoran #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #francis abernathy #richard papen #i wasn't expecting them to be LITERALLY them #made my day

[qiornono]

it’s that time of year again where i reread tsh for the bajillionth time so here is the greek class!!!

#the secret history #tsh #bunny corcoran #francis abernathy #henry winter #camilla macaulay #richard papen #charles macaulay #donna tartt #bookblr #my art #these are old actually! i just never posted them here for some reason?? but i really like how these portraits came out!!

[corpsebibliophile]

"I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell." - The Secret History

#dark academia #chaotic academia #chaotic academic aesthetic #classical academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia moodboard #dark academic #chaotic academia moodboard #the secret history #tsh #donna tartt

[nostalgicacademia]

“Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?”

― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

PD: Hi, I'm doing a survey on Aesthetics for my university research, anyone who knows what aesthetics are can answer and I'd be very happy!

Link to the survey

#aesthetic #moodboard #edit #dark academia #aes #light academia #academia #literature #art #chaotic academia #quote #tsh #donna tartt #the secret history #francis abernathy #richard papen #henry winter #bunny corcoran #charles macaulay #camila macaulay #dead poets society #dead poets #todd anderson #dps fandom #dead poets fandom #fandom #dark acadamia aesthetic #classic academia #romantic academia