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She packed her bags and was on her way out. When she was riding away from the house she saw the spirit behind every tree. She than thought she has to go back and protect the children. As she was heading out the children told her “The governess always leaves.” The maids did a bet to see how long she will last. She turned back around and made her mind up that she will stay with them and keep them safe. So that she tried, but it didn’t play out that way. She became emotional and paranoid. By the end if the movie she went insane and end up hitting Miles multiple times. She couldn’t stop. In her mind Miles is Peter and Flora is the governess. She saw Miles hitting Flora and trying to drown her. Then governess allowed her emotions and paranoia to consume her mental state which led her to do such things. She then begged Flora to say what had happened but she didn’t. At the end the governess seemed like a looney.
Is the governess crazy? Was she being preyed on by spirits? These questions will not have an answer because only the governess knows and she may not know. However, at the end of the movie when the new governess arrived, Flora said we have been waiting for you. Those same words she told the old governess. However, who is we