Essay on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

The book starts out with an intricate explanation of the analytical mind. As that is our introduction; it floats into our narrator recounting his acquaintance with another named: C. Auguste Dupin, whom our narrator recalls was very fond of books; having met him at an obscure library in the Rue Montmartre, they were searching for the same unique text. This accidental meeting brought them closer together, seeing each other frequently. Our narrator is fascinated with his new friend 's’ family history, which he was told many times. And is enthralled by Dupin’s love of literature. It is then detailed how our narrator gives himself up to Dupin’s ‘flights of fancy,’ letting himself be sucked into a vortex of fey dreams. Prone to prowling the streets at night, conversing amongst themselves. He then praises his friend’s analytical inclination, his skills of observation proved by a little chat about a play and a fruiterer.

There is an absence of men in the novel. James is one of the few men seen throughout the story and because of this, the story suggests that he holds a lot of power. He is a difficult character to understand because his true intentions and feelings are hidden beneath what is being portrayed on the outside. James begins as someone who is displayed as positive, respectful and loving of women, but as the story progresses, it is revealed that he views women more as a sexual object or a slave to men. He tricks the reader into believing that he values and considers women as equals to

Along in with the author’s use of metaphors is the frequent use of imagery. In this reading, it is simple to envision the scenes as the different scenarios are explained and the audience can easily picture Staples in the places he is describing and also the people he comes across. Perhaps the most powerful and memorable imagery is provided in the author’s description of people’s different reactions and faces when they come into contact with him. Actions speak volumes and an immediate change of facial expression is possibly one of the

important segments and chapters of the book, in an attempt to convey the emotions and points of

Overall, the syntax in the novel is able to tie all of the literary elements together to create a story that captivates the

The novel is powerful and beautiful, as it

Interpreting The Turn of the Screw by Henry James from a Marxist point of view brings about serious social class distinctions and consequences of violation within that code. Miles and the unnamed Governess’ relationship demonstrate the wrongdoing of social and legal norms. The Governess’ indeterminate social status leave her as a forbidden woman in Victorian society taking on the role of primary caretaker to children, while Miles embodies the character of the absent master to whom the Governess feels intimately attracted. Mile’s union with rebellious, symbol of threat, Peter Quint, ultimately possesses him and lead to the breakdown of the social hierarchy. The Governess and Mile’s connection display the

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book of the classical fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This novel was written by the very popular, C.S Lewis and was published during the year 1950 in England. C.S Lewis was an irish writer and scholar. The reason behind this novel is extremely interesting. At the age of 16, C.S Lewis found himself frequently imagining "a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood."

When first picking up this novel, the thick stack of pages intimidated me, but now I want to keep turning those once ominous pages. King’s writing style and the characters he develops within the pages are the two characteristics that have lead to me enjoying The Stand, so I shall evaluate them. First, I appreciate Steven King’s style of writing. The way the author writes entertains me because he describes the characters and settings in a way that does not bore me to death. In the past, I have been forced to read “classics” like To Kill a Mockingbird and Tom Sawyer, which are painful to read in my opinion. In comparison to the previously mentioned, King’s writing is descriptive, yet paced in a way that the story is not adulterated the writing technique. Next, the character development is exceptional in this book. So far the first 185 pages have been character development, and I have loved it. I have mixed feelings towards some characters; I have already become attached to others, and then dislike the remaining. My favorite character at the moment is Nick Andros. Being a deaf-mute, it adds a certain spice to his character’s interactions with

This article focuses on two important characters while other articles mostly discuss the summaries of the novel.

This passage is an extract from chapter 13 of The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James, in which the female protagonist recalls her experiences as a child-minder and educator. In this commentary, I will be focusing on the way the protagonist seeks to construct her importance through the children, her narration and her sense of audience. The extract starts with the implied authors, the Governess’s, insisting that “speaking to them proved quite as much as ever an effort beyond my strength” (ll.1-2). This connotes a limit that the protagonist has, and does not want to cross said limit as she fears she doesn’t have the “strength” needed to overcome it. The fact the she knows she has a limit suggests that past experience might have led her

In my opinion, he is a really seccessful writer. He could explain a character from different ways. Such as Bernard, he was really mean and selfish. However, the reason of his bad personality is from his wrong education. No body in this novel is perfect, same with

Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is written with one clear and true ending where Miles dies and the readers are left to guess the rest for themselves. Or is it? Right from the prologue, a reader may assume that Miles and Douglas are indeed the same person, but when the reader sees, “and his little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.” P.403 one dismisses that theory as lost, but it isn’t. Perhaps one ignore the idea because of many unclear allusions to discrepancies. James’ use of deliberate vagueness was intended to create a second plausible ending.

The novel was very perplexed, I was not surprised of the pugnacious among the characters, concerning all that was happening on the island. Dr. Moreau was ado with his experimenting I thought the novel was guttural if I was not an abstainer of alcohol I would have needed several shots of rum.

    In the essay "Introduction to the Study of the Narratee," Gerald Prince discusses the interpretative value of thinking about to whom a narrative is addressed. First, he establishes what a "zero-degree narratee" (or possessor of a minimum number of specific narratee characteristics identified by Prince) is and is not: A narratee is not the actual reader, the implied reader, or the ideal reader. The narratee is beholden to the narrator, because, "Without the assistance of the narrator, without his explanations and the information supplied by him, the narratee is able neither to interpret the value of an action or to grasp its repercussions" (Prince 11). With this definition