Screws

The Turn of the Screw Do you believe in ghosts? In the Turn of the Screw, the governess sees two ghosts of former Bly employees. The ghosts, Peter Quint and Miss. Jessel, are evil spirits and have come back to communicate with the children, Miles and Flora. The governess sees the ghosts and feels like she must protect the children from them. One night, she hears a noise outside her bedroom door and goes to check on it. “The apparition had reached the landing halfway up and was therefore on the…

patriarchal societies. Historically, Western society has proven exemplary at excluding female voices; leaving literary interpretation from the perspective of feminist theory limited, at least somewhat, to work written by men. Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw affords the opportunity to explore feminist ideals with the interesting, and arguably, rare perspective of a female protagonist. James even gives the main character a voice with the use of first person narration. However, even as a first…

is scary because their reaction or lack of reaction can determine whether the horror stems from an unstable main character or an actual creature or monster. Henry James and Shirley Jackson understand this well; in both The Turn of the Screw…

The symbol of light is found to be very important in the story The Turn of the Screw. As the light confronts the dark, as the symbol of candlelight fights against the twilight. The governess is the one who always has the candle with herself, she symbolizes the good in the story, where on the other side, the dead servant Mr.Quint and children symbolize the dark side. On few occasions, usually at night, the governess’s lighted candle disappeared, the situations were followed by ghosts apparations…

of language and representation, are typically situated on the side of irrationality, silence, nature, and body, while men are situated on the side of reason, discourse, culture, and mind” (Showalter 3-4). Henry James’s governess in The Turn of the Screw exemplifies a woman represented in exactly this way. Subtle clues in the novella’s language and organization lead to conclusions to be drawn about exactly how stable the governess’s mental state is, and, thus, how credible her claims of seeing…

To start, the framework of the Turn of the Screw cannot follow Propp’s structure exactly, but it does have a loose organization. It can also fit Aristotle’s sense of framework. There is a sequence of events that occur - the prologue, the arrival of the governess, the change in dynamic when ghosts…

Scientist shouldn’t test products on animals because it could hurt animals and it can possibly kill them. If scientist do the testing to animals the spinal devices are frequently composed of pedicle screws with a reputation for stable fixation. The animals can suffer from pullouts during preclinical implantation on young animals, leading to high morbidity. Human and animals are very different, which testing human tools on animals should not be allowed. Testing on an animal the results will be…

extremely foolish, and irrational behavior. While there are many infamous examples of such insanity throughout numerous works of literature (Othello and Tell-Tale Heart come to mind), one isn’t completely certain that the protagonist of The Turn of the Screw by Henry James suffers from madness or not. Though the ambiguity of the text renders the question of the governess’s sanity inconclusive, by analyzing her behavior throughout the story readers can clearly infer the instability of…

Literary Techniques and the Horror of The Turn of the Screw One purpose of Henry James’ gothic novella The Turn of the Screw is to instill fear in the reader. There are several features of this work that make the story horror inducing; first, James’ deals with the idea of the corruption of innocence of children. In the story’s opening chapter, the observation is made that the corruption of a child in a ghost story “adds a particular touch” (James 115). Fear is also associated with the…

and it was ensured that open end of the tube or the inside of the cap did not open. 4)Each of the given tubes were dispensed with 10 mL sample using the Pipette. The tubes were filled fully with sample when approximately 10 ml was put inside. 5)The screw cap was replaced and the tube assembly was inverted a few times to mix the water sample with coli-MUG broth. The inner fermentation was ensured that it was full of liquid and no air bubbles remained. 6) The tubes were placed in the dri-bath…