Turn Of The Screw Ghost Essay

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In the book Turn of the Screw we see many interactions between spirits and humans. The Governess is the main character in the book who sees the apparitions. The introduction of these spirits into the lives of the children in the book brings about many changes. These changes for the most part had a negative impact on the children. Many people view these ghosts as demons due to their negative impacts on the children. The three most harmful consequences from the phantom's presence was Miles’s expulsion from school, Flora’s pond incident, and Miles’s death. Miles’ was probably the character who was most impacted by the ghost’s existence. This is most evident in the strange and questionably negative behavior that Miles exhibits while discussing his expulsion from school with the governess. The conversation with the governess begins with Miles attempting to recall the events that lead up to his expulsion as “He looked in vague pain all round the top of the room and drew his breath, two or three …show more content…

He stole the letter that the governess wrote and he burned it. He was also outside in the yard past his curfew. All of this was most likely the ghost of Quint acting through him. In the book, Miles does die and this is shown by the statement, “... his little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.” (James 107). Now this could mean many things but one of the things many people believe is that the ghost of, Peter Quint, had killed Miles. One of the theories of why Miles was killed by Quint was because Quint was angry. He couldn’t carry out whatever sinister plot he was planning without Miss Jessel’s help. This lead to Peter taking Miles’ life and this gives evidence to the ghost of Peter quint being a vengeful spirit. This would then lead to a conclusion that Peter Quint is, in fact, a demon as he killed Miles and has a taste for revenge. Both are traits or qualities that demons are commonly known

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