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Set in [[GenteelInterbellumSetting the 1930s]] in England, ''I Capture the Castle'' (1948) is Dodie Smith's best-loved (though little-known) book, with the power to leave its readers with a mild case of the warm fuzzies.
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Set in [[GenteelInterbellumSetting the 1930s]] in England, ''I Capture the Castle'' (1948) is Dodie Smith's best-loved (though little-known) book, with the power to leave its readers with a mild case of the warm fuzzies.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Early in the book Rose claims she'd sell her soul to the devil to escape poverty and half-jokingly wishes on a gargoyle in the castle for a way out of her poor, unsatisfying life. [[ContrivedCoincidence Which is almost the exact moment the Cottons walk in...]]
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* TheShadowKnows: When the family first meets Simon, Cassandra notes that from the angle where she stands, his shadow looks like a devil. She references this incident later when she has misgivings about him, since his arrival was heralded by Rose making a wish upon the devil for a way out of life in the castle.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Modern readers might be confused when Cassandra mentions "mannequins" walking around, but at the time, many high-class shops employed live models to stroll silently about while wearing the latest fashions.[[note]]Ordinary, static mannequins ''did'' exist; the living ones were only to class the place up.[[/note]]
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the film version certain events are made more serious and have longer-lasting effects than in the book, such as the cake-knife incident (which is tied up in James Mortmain's relationship with his first wife and his current writer's block), Topaz's temporarily leaving Mortmain and Cassandra not so easily making peace with Stephen and Simon [[spoiler: after her kisses with them.]]
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* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse. James Mortmain.
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* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse. James Mortmain.Mortmain hasn't written a word since being released from prison.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Stephen to Cassandra.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Stephen is this to Cassandra.Cassandra. Even when he realizes she's in love with someone else, he still puts her happiness over his own.
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* GoldDigger: Rose.
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* GoldDigger: Rose.Rose is determined to marry into money [[spoiler:even after realizing she doesn't love her fiance.]]
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* KidSidekick: Thomas, first to Stephen and then to Cassandra.
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* KidSidekick: Thomas, first to Stephen (when they sneak over to spy on the Cottons' fancy party) and then to Cassandra.Cassandra [[spoiler:(first when they unravel the mystery of Rose together, then when they conspire to convince their father to write again).]]
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* LoveEpiphany: Cassandra for Simon.
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* LoveEpiphany: Cassandra for Simon.realizes she's in love with Simon when she can't stop thinking about their kiss.
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* NiceGuy: Stephen.
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* NiceGuy: Stephen.Stephen is loyal, decent, and faithful, both to the Mortmain family as a whole and to Cassandra in particular.
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* StarvingArtist: Cassandra's father, James Mortmain.
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* StarvingArtist: Cassandra's father, James Mortmain.Mortmain, hasn't written a word in ten years. Now his royalties from his first book have dried up, and he's starving the entire family along with himself.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mortmain talking to Cassandra about Rose and Simon in chapter 13, [[spoiler: specifically when he asks if she's really in love with Simon. Thomas has already guessed that she isn't, and when Cassandra goes to London to find out, Rose confirms it.]]
** Simon's comment about Rose being bored by a concert he took her to in London. Cassandra is surprised since Rose loves music and sings very well. [[spoiler: It's an early hint of Rose's real feelings for Simon.]]
** Simon's comment about Rose being bored by a concert he took her to in London. Cassandra is surprised since Rose loves music and sings very well. [[spoiler: It's an early hint of Rose's real feelings for Simon.]]
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* Chekhov'sClassroom: Prior to Rose's engagement to Simon, he and Cassandra have a conversation about her father's writer's block and whether it was caused by him being in prison. [[spoiler:Months later, re-reading their conversation in her journal gives her and Thomas their idea of re-imprisoning him in Belmotte Tower.]]
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* Chekhov'sClassroom: ChekhovsClassroom: Prior to Rose's engagement to Simon, Simon's engagement, he and Cassandra have a conversation about her father's Mr. Mortmain's writer's block and whether it was caused by him being his time in prison. [[spoiler:Months later, re-reading their conversation in her journal gives her and Thomas their idea of re-imprisoning him in Belmotte Tower.]]
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* Chekhov'sClassroom: Prior to Rose's engagement to Simon, he and Cassandra have a conversation about her father's writer's block and whether it was caused by him being in prison. [[spoiler:Months later, re-reading their conversation in her journal gives her and Thomas their idea of re-imprisoning him in Belmotte Tower.]]
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings for him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings for him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]]] The novel itself begins in March, at the beginning of spring, continues through into the summer, and finishes mid-October.
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--> Father once said to him: "God knows how you came to be a clergyman." And the vicar said: "Well, it's His business to know."
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--> '''Cassandra:''' Father once said to him: "God knows how you came to be a clergyman." And the vicar said: "Well, it's His business to know."
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings for him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]
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--> Father once said to him: "God knows how you came to be a clergyman." And the vicar said: "Well, it's His business to know."
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* CoolOldGuy: The vicar.
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* CoolOldGuy: The vicar, whom Cassandra describes as "unholy." He's by no means wicked, only very youthful and exuberant for a vicar.
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* EmpatheticEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]
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* EmpatheticEnvironment: EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler: The Midsummer's Eve when Simon kisses Cassandra and the day after are beautiful and sunny days, followed by weeks of cold, wet weather during Cassandra's misery after she realises her feelings him. Her birthday, when she receives a present from Simon, is the only nice day.]]
