author starts his argument with the focus on the term “homelessness” with relation to the “treatment of property” in the text (Davidson‚ 455). A seemingly rootless life of Henry James is projected on the description of the governess in the The Turn of the Screw; that is‚ he intends to reflect his own experience of homelessness in the light of metaphorical aspect through the book. Then‚ he further discusses about how “homelessness” can also be interpreted in terms of cultural uncertainty in the late
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work‚ and how do these influences complicate the meaning of the work as a whole ? - Regarding The Turn of The Screw. The Victorian era consisted of moralistic‚ prudish ideals‚ a sexist point of view and therefore enforced etiquette and good manners as a way of life. Henry James demonstrates a lack of propriety for this time period’s strict code of conduct‚ with his written work‚ ‘The turn of the screw’. By doing so‚ and somewhat rebelling against the sexually restraining‚ low crime tolerance era that
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Neha Gundavarapu 1st Period 11/18/16 Turn of the Screw Literary Analysis (8) In his novella Turn of the Screw‚ Henry James portrays the governess as a delusional woman who conceives the ghost of Peter Quint as a direct manifestation of her own fears and desires about sex. James utilizes the ghost of Quint to represent adulthood and sexual maturity‚ thus epitomizing an older version of the “innocent” child‚ Miles. The governess’ beginning of insanity was prompted by Mrs. Grose describing the previous
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Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is arguably one of the most haunting ghost stories of all time. Still to this day‚ it leaves critics debating and there is not a clear consensus about what is true. It appears that only James himself knows the answer. The writing techniques and ambiguity through the use of characters and their relationships leave the reader questioning everything. Only the small fragments of truths‚ amidst daunting realisations‚ invalid coincidences and veiled madness; where is
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Henry James ’ "The Turn of the Screw" has been the subject of a number of critical papers‚ lectures‚ scholarly articles‚ and debates. Such flow of analytical works is suggestive of the success of the story which has become Henry James ’s most famous work. It is equally suggestive of the quality the novel has among other pieces of literary works. In fact‚ there is not much to be invented as far as analysing the story is concerned- throughout the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries‚ the question
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“The Turn of Feminism” The novel “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James takes place during the 1840’s when women were treated unfairly and were not seen as having much worth. Their roles mainly consisted of a teacher‚ a governess‚ or a housewife. Women were often viewed as incapable of certain work‚ but the main character in this novel‚ the governess‚ proves that women can accomplish great things when she is caught in a situation where she must fight against supernatural forces. The concept of feminism
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My Findings in the Show I appreciated “The Turn of The Screw” by Henry James‚ which was my first time to watch a show students played. I found in the show the difference of what they illustrated in a high pitch‚ the importance of volume‚ and the function of changing a rate. Both of the man and the women spoke in a high pitch basically‚ but what each of the two indicated was different. The man’s high pitch voice represented the ghost’s nasty nature well. Conversely‚ the women’s constant high pitch
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Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is written with one clear and true ending where Miles dies and the readers are left to guess the rest for themselves. Or is it? Right from the prologue‚ a reader may assume that Miles and Douglas are indeed the same person‚ but when the reader sees‚ “and his little heart‚ dispossessed‚ had stopped.” P.403 one dismisses that theory as lost‚ but it isn’t. Perhaps one ignore the idea because of many unclear allusions to discrepancies. James’ use of deliberate vagueness
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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James‚ depicts a deranged and highly imaginative young women depending on how one reads it. The repression of her feelings towards the man causes great distress and leads to the psychosis of the governess. The governess agrees to take on the position as caretaker and teacher of the children‚ yet she has no clue how distant and remote the area is where she will be living. She also has no idea how alone she is going to be. Being only a young woman she is impressed by
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In The Turn of the Screw there were many mysteries‚ but the biggest mystery was how did Miles die in the arms of the Governess after saying the name of the ghost‚ “Peter Quint- You devil”. This mystery illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole because the reader can conclude many ways of how he had died. For example‚ we can say that he had died since the evil spirit of the ghost left the body of MIles‚ the Governess was holding him to hard‚ or that he died in shock and fear. The death of Miles
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