Henry Aswell Research Paper

Henry Ossawa Tanner was an African-American male artist who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1859. The son of a minister and a school teacher, Henry was the oldest of nine children. Tanner went to a school named Robert Vaux which was one of the few all-black institutions that offered art classes. At only 13 years old young Henry had already decided that he would become a painter, and as the years went by he created as much art as he could. It is said that he was able to work on his artistic skills because he was ill and had spent his time recuperating by staying at home and painting. ("Henry Ossawa Tanner." Bio.com)

Throughout the novel the governess hallucinates ghosts of Peter Quint and Mrs. Jessel, as well as having delusions of being the future savior of Bly and the protector of the children. In the quote “We were confronted across our distance quite long enough for me to ask myself with intensity who then he was and to feel, as an effect of my inability to say, a wonder that in a few instants more became intense” we see the governess Hallucinating the ghost of Peter Quint (James 11). A reason we know that this is a hallucination is because Mrs. Grose barges in while the ghost is outside the window and doesn’t see it, and the governess doubts if the ghosts are real. Along with hallucinations, the governess has constant delusions that she is the protector of the children and is the only one who can save them from the ghosts. When the governess considers leaving Bly after her first few encounters with the ghosts, she decides to stay and states “I was a screen-- I was their protector. The more I saw, the less they would”. This may seem honorable, but it also proves that the governess has delusions of being the protector of the children. Hallucinations and delusions are the biggest symptoms of insanity and along with the governess’ irrational thinking, and paranoia, it proves that the she is

The second visitation of the ghost of Peter Quint also occurs while the governess is by herself. As the governess, the children, and Mrs. Grouse are preparing for church, the governess goes back into the house to retrieve gloves she sees a visage of the same man she saw at the tower. When Mrs. Grose sees her face she immediately asks what is wrong. The governess goes on to describe the man that she has seen in an odd mixture of attraction and revulsion. This adds question to the reader on the subject of the validity of the testimony of the visitations

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Although, how can we be sure that the ghosts are actually there, and it is not the governess going insane. Henry James uses ambiguity throughout

Miles represents a socially and sexually corrupt figure by the ghost of Peter Quint who violated status on two occasions. His being “too free” with Miles leads to controversy as well as his love affair with the previous governess. The governess’s knowledge on the history behind Quint and Miles changes drastically as she learns more information to discover truth. Her rejection of the idea that Miles could be “bad” transforms into an obsession noting his every action in hopes to reveal that the children are being possessed by ghosts. Despite the connotation of Quint’s clash of class boundaries, the text also suggests the potential homosexual nature of his association with Miles. Therefore, the ghost of Quint stands for everything the Governess is afraid of, and his sense of menace dictates Miles living through his identity.

The fear of Peter Quint had caused his heart to stop. He was dead, and the ghosts had gotten to him. The governess’ worst fear had com to life, no matter what she did she could not prevent what had occurred.She tried her best, but didn’t come through for Miles. She let the poor boy down, and it cost him, his life. The governess’ greatest mission was now a major failure. She promised herself that she would protect both of the children at all cost, but she could not keep keep her promise, as Miles fell to the hands of the apparition of Peter Quint.

The Governess’s psychology state of mind plays a role to understanding whether the ghost manifests the children, or whether The Governess is nevertheless, mentally ill. Gender Role is also a huge element of “The Turn Of The Screw” as The Governess, being a woman, fills the role of a mother to mile’s and Flora. The children’s innocence and actions are nevertheless questionable, as they seem to hold a secret that they do not disclose. Nevertheless, the perception of The Governess is questionable since she seems to be the only one that visually sees the ghost.

As readers we join her in these fears but we are conflicted as know the irrationality and we are aware of her untrustworthiness as a narrator. We as readers begin to see the ambivalence that the children embodied; they are delightful and angelic but we are unconvinced of their nature. Her overbearing approach to protecting the children seems to have an adverse effect on them , however we are only left to assume how they feel as we do not know what they feel. We start to see the cracks in the governesses armour and we become aware that she is trying to find out what if the children are seeing the ghosts, to the reader this seems like a harmless thing to do, and possibly the children are at faulty, but when looking at it from the perspective of the children on can see that the governess is struggling to hold it together and may be terrifying. This puts more doubt about the ghost existence or purpose at Bly.

William Bradford: An Intelligent Writer William Bradford was born November 13, 1910, in Hartselle, Alabama. Bradford's writing career started when he was a student in the University of Alabama. Many experiences influenced his writing. For instance, Bradford severed in the Navy during World War II, he was a witness of the Great Depression and of the struggles for civil rights. All these events affected his writing.

During the course of the novella, “The Turn of the Screw”, by Henry James, the governess continuously encounters ghosts that seemingly only appear to her. As the story progresses, the governess starts postulating a relationship between Miles, Flora, and the supposed corruptive ghosts. However, due to the fact that the ghosts are not seen when others are present at the time of the sightings indicate that they fail to exist. Moreover, through the evidence presented in the text, the governess is an unreliable narrator and her actions should be judged as insane due to her delusional mental condition.

Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. During her employment, the Governess claims to experience several ghostly interactions, however no one else could relate to her sightings. For example, after claiming to see two ghosts, the Governess confides in Mrs. Grose

Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw has been described as one of the best ghost stories of all time. However, there is clear evidence that the main character, the governess, suffers from delusions. The strange events that occur throughout the story happen in the estate of Bly. The anomalies, described as horrors or ghosts, only come to light after the governess arrives. These events are due to creations of the governess ' mind, her controlling intent to protect and overrule the children, and her unstable mental state. In this way, her thoughts and her actions are the cause of the strange events at Bly.

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Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw has led to a great deal of discussion and analysis from scholars and students for over fifty years. James’s novella is a ghost story that is mostly told through the perspective of a young woman, a Governess, who is put in charge of taking care of two children, Miles and Flora, at an estate in Bly. The Governess adores the two children and considers them both charming, beautiful, and perfect, which is understandable given that Miles and Flora are portrayed as well mannered, innocent children; and as the Governess becomes more absorbed in her responsibilities, the children give her little to no trouble. One evening, the Governess takes a walk around the estate, and she begins to think, quite romantically, about her employer, the children’s uncle. This is before she sees an estranged man on top of the house’s tower, who stares down at her for a long moment, intensely. The Governess sees this intruder again; this leads her to discuss her sightings with the housekeeper, Mrs. Grose, who tells her that the man she saw is Peter Quint, a former valet for the house who is now dead. Furthermore, while the Governess is out with Flora, watching her play, she feels the appearance of a second intruder, Miss Jessel, who Mrs. Grose says is the Governess’s deceased predecessor. In the context of the whole novella, how the Governess reacts to the ghosts shows three different states of mind that the Governess was possibly in throughout the story. Peter Quint