The Governess Quotes

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The governess is an optimistic, excited, and young lady with a new life ahead of her. She sees the good in people and admires the two young children she looks over. Her fruitful attitude all changes when she begins to see ghosts. She becomes conflicted and confused in her own thoughts. The governess is pulled in conflicting directions between her compulsory obligation to protect the children, and her logical side of thinking.
The governess views the two children, Miles and Flora, as angelic. To her, they both are innocent and she is consumed in what she refers to as their air of purity. This admirance towards Miles and Flora is overshadowed when she begins to see ghosts. From their physical appreance and with the help of Mrs. Grose, the governess

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