The Haunting Of Hill House By Shirley Jackson

Gazing around the shambolic blue room. Eleanor realized she was the first person to arrive for the paranormal research. Her expression was quite bland, as well as unmoving as she glared at the blood stained wall. " The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson shows that Eleanor was mentally stable throughout the book through her becoming best friends with Theodora, socializing with everyone, and not being over-bothered by paranormal activity.
Author Shirley Jackson references Eleanor becoming best friends with Theodora to indicate that Eleanor was mentally stable throughout the book most clearly when there was a strange movement across the hill that unsettles Eleanor, and Theodora reassures her. While in the blue room, an unknown movement

We just discussed how the main event went down in the paragraphs above, but there's more to it. After Eleanor came into the room and saw the words written on the wall with blood. A blunt look on Eleanors face, she makes a suggestion to Theodora. Eleanor suggested that there is a probability that the blood was actually just red paint or red nail polish. In the early chapters of the novel, the readers see that Eleanor repeatedly sings a relaxing phrase in her head. “Journeys end in lovers meeting.” (Jackson chapter 2) Shirley Jackson links this to Eleanor to represent ways Eleanor stays calm and brave through the book. By staying brave, Eleanor isn’t losing herself or her mind due to the House playing mind games with its residents. Eleanor stayed calm and rational during this incident. Saying calm and having reasonable reactions Eleanor is still gaining to be more like herself. “Eleanor becomes more and more centered in herself.” (Mandelo paragraph

The readers see this especially when she was not over bothered nor under bothered with the bloody words on her wall. The ability for Eleanor to form a strong connection fast with Theodora, depicted when the odd movement across the Hill House scares Eleanor but Theodora reassures her plus upon first meet instantly connecting by exploring around. Eleanor socializing with the others plus having people open up to eachother throughout the book for instance, telling Luke and Theodora about her mothers death as this relieves her from trauma. Also when Eleanor conveys care for Luke as he opens up to her, conveying to the readers she is making efforts to socialize as well as form connections with people. She becomes happier and a better stable verison of herself with the encouragement from the others in the paranormal