Turn Of The Screw

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The book, The Turn of the Screw written by Henry James, is about a young woman taking on the position of governess to two orphaned children. Their uncle is their guardian, but he doesn’t live with them or want to be bothered regarding to the children. The previous governess, Miss Jessel, is dead and soon after there is the heart of this story the new governess comes to the house. When the new governess arrives, she meets the housekeeper, Mrs. Grose, who is taking care of the girl, Flora. The boy, Miles, later comes back from school for summer vacation. For the first time, the governess is impressed by innocence and perfect behavior of the children. However she receives the letter from the school saying that Miles is no longer accepted by the school, so she becomes confused.
The governess spends almost all the time with the children and she finds them lovely. She confides in Mrs. Grose saying that they are wonderful and innocent children. Everything seems to be perfect until the governess starts seeing a strange man. She tells Mrs. Grose whom she saw, and from the description Mrs. Grose finds out that the man is Peter Quint, the master's previous servant. However, Peter Quint is dead so it must be a ghost. Afterwards, the governess sees the ghost of Miss Jessel. She is convinced that Miles and Flora also see the ghosts of Quint and Jessel, but yet for some reasons they pretend that they do not see the ghosts. The governess is told that Peter Quint and Miss Jessel had an inappropriate relationship - both with each other, and with the children. Mrs. Grose sounds like she does not know much, perhaps she is hesitating to say things she knows, but the governess seems to understand the situations. The governess conveys to the children that she is no harm to them, and she tries to make them confess that they also see the ghosts. The story goes on until the end with the deal between the governess and the children about the ghosts. At the ver...