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    new perspective over the world. Nowadays‚ books can be published widely and it is important to choose the right book that is worth a read. In example‚ Life of Pi and The Turn of The Screw are the two amazing pieces of the art literature and they have tapped into my deepest thinking over the world. Life of Pi and The Turn of The Screw in similar reveal dangerous self-hallucination could emerge within loneliness and frustrated circumstance. Loneliness shows up in both of the books as a scary matter of

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    The Turn of the Screw by Henry James was published in 1898. The book begins with a governess being hired to finish raising two children who have recently lost their father and are living with the maid. Throughout the early story the governess begins to see ghosts‚ who are in fact‚ that of the father and the previous governess who are both dead. The new governess fears that the ghosts have come for the children and begins planning a way to have the children to live with their uncle. The children are

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    Forbidden Subjects One of the most challenging features of “The Turn of the Screw” is how frequently characters make indirect hints or use vague language rather than communicate directly and clearly. Throughout Henry James’s novel there is a theme of forbidden subject‚ which demonstrate the lack of communication between characters. The use of silence along with visual and written accounts express the feelings between characters. James’s use of interior monologues allows the reader to formulate

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    don’t have technological enhancement’s to grasp their readers then what forms of methods do they use? Unlike directors‚ authors such as Henry James rely on the narrator to evoke suspense to their readers. Henry James’ well renowned novel The Turn of the Screw evokes suspense by having an unreliable narrator which the novel is mostly seen through her eyes. By witnessing the story through the governess’s perspective the readers become unsure of her reliability which induces tension and disconnection;

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    In Henry James’s novel‚ The Turn of the Screw‚ the governess takes the motherly role of trying to protect Miles and Flora from the “devilish” ghosts that she encounters at Bly. She takes this stance of protecting the children to gain favor with the uncle. “It was a pleasure at these moments to feel myself tranquil and justified; doubtless‚ perhaps‚ also to reflect that by my discretion‚ my quiet good sense and general high propriety‚ I was giving pleasure – if he ever thought of it! – to the person

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    Henry James‚ the author of “The Turn of the Screw”‚ never meant for the short story to be more than a regular ghost story. In fact‚ he himself often called it a mere fairy tale. Nevertheless‚ the short story has become a the source of literary debate that centers around this question: are the ghosts the governess sees real ghosts‚ or are they simply a part of her wild imagination? There is evidence to go along either side‚ but it is apparent that most evidence leads to the fact that the governess

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    Life in Fear and Loathing Boo! In Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw‚ the Greene theory is the most plausible explanation of the events. The Governess is the murderer of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel‚ and Quint and Jessel return to haunt Bly. The events result in Mrs. Grose gaining a sense of trepidation around the Governess while her plans to take over Bly are unsuccessful. The Governess has no limits when it comes to getting what she desires. After killing Quint and Jessel‚ the Governess

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    Chloe Louzon May 14‚ 2012 Psychological Perspective of Turn of the Screw Henry James was one of the most famous writers during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was known as an innovative and independent novelist. His novel‚ The Turn of the Screw‚ written in 1898‚ has caused a lot of controversy among many critics and each of them interprets it in a different way. Turn of the Screw builds a close relationship between the novel and it’s readers. The reactions to this can be psychologically

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    Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Henry James’ The Turn Of the Screw are key examples of the way in which gothic texts use and adapt the conventions of the genre. These changes occur due to the author’s own personal context and values. The inexorable link between text‚ context and values is expressed through the way in which both authors choose to manipulate‚ redefine and introduce new conventions to the gothic. Oscar Wilde’s first and only novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ was written

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    something true or not. Everyone has their own sense of interpreting information‚ whether it’d be pictures‚ colors‚ words‚ advice‚ conversations etc. Can something be true‚ even if it isn’t? Yes‚ something can be true even if it isn’t. In the “Turn of the Screw” the governess was witnessing paranormal/supernatural occurrences. She would see clear images of two

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