henry james and the beast in t

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…our feelings, we become empty and sad individuals. Because John was living in constant fear, he never allowed himself to live and to love. When he realizes that May was the greatest thing he ever had, and never told her so, John regrets his mistakes. I assume James' is trying to tell us that expressing and taking a chance is necessary, for a life of regret is the most painful but yet the preventable outcome.