The idea of supernatural beings haunting people is nothing new, and it is still expressed in culture today. In Henry James’ Turn of the Screw, Miss Jessel is a minor character, yet she significantly affects the governess by lowering her credibility among others and by playing tricks with her mind. Miss Jessel’s effects on the governess emphasize how insanity can result from mere figments of the imagination. The insanity of the governess results largely from her vivid visions of Miss Jessel’s ghost which significantly lower the credibility of the governess from the eyes of Mrs. Grose and Flora. In chapter fifteen, after searching for most of the day, Mrs. Grose and the governess successfully locate a wandering Flora at the lake whom the
