The Apparitions In Peter Quint's The Turn Of The Screw

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In this novella, “The Turn of the Screw,” there are many questions determining if the apparitions, Peter Quint and Miss Jessel, are real or just hallucinations. This novella does not go into detail about whether they are real or not. In my opinion they are just hallucinations. In this novella, it is known that the governess is in love with Mile’s and Flora’s uncle. Her love for the master became noticeable when she sees Peter Quint for the first time. “Some one would appear there at the turn of a path and would stand before me and smile and approve” (James, p. 19). When she finds out that it is not her lover she gets disappointed. However, it is not clear whether she was thinking about her lover, but her disappointment surprises me. Peter