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Governess In The Turn Of The Screw

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In “The Turn of the Screw”, by Henry James, the love life of the new governess is one that consistently has missing pieces. Being that she is of a young age, she has not yet found her calling when it comes to love. Being isolated in Bly, a town far from her home, she is left with the feeling of emptiness as she works for her attractive employer. Because of this, her ability to take part in caretaking to the children has become slightly inadequate for she begins to see apparitions of two people, Jessel and Quint, who were once known to have relationships. Because of this, it is made apparent that the reason that the governess is being haunted by Quint and Jessel is because the governess is wanting a relationship and the only relationship that
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