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Bailee Buck-The Turn of the Screw

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Dialectical Journal Entry: The Turn of the Screw by: Henry James

Passages from the text

Pg #

Comments & Questions

“You’ll easily judge why when you hear.”

3

C) This quote stuck out to me as a real world situation, because often more times than not people are quick to judge something they hear rather than both sides. Is this humane? Can we fix it? 

“I recognized a fear of faint and far, the cry of a child.” 

8

Q) The governess just got to the house. This is her first night and why in the dark outside her bedroom she hears crying? Nothing is out there when she looks. Is it a ghost? Flora or Miles?

“In Harley Street?” “In Harley Street well Miss, you’re not the first- and you won’t be the last.”

8/9

Q) It’s a little sketchy for Mrs.Grose to say something like that is it not? If I were the governess I would be intimidated making it seem like I have to be perfect at this job. I’d also wonder, how many others before me? What happened to them?

“The child’s dismissed his school.”- “Miles may never go back.”

10

R) I think the author is keeping us from knowing  what Miles did at school to deserve the news he may never go back. He was an “injury to others.” I think the author is building suspense making us as readers try to figure why since this book is kind of like a mystery, horror novel. 

“The last governess, she was young and pretty- almost as young and almost as pretty as you. He seems to like us young and pretty- the master that is.”

12

Q) If the last governess was so young, what happened to the other governess’s because the children are young? Seems like either the master can’t keep the governess’s or something is happening to them? 

“What is he? He’s a horror.” He’s- god help me if I know what he is.”Mrs Grose looked around once more; she fixed her eyes on the dustier distance, then pulling herself together, turned to me with abrupt inconsequence.”It’s time we should be at the church.” “Oh I’m not fit for the church.”

22

Q) This quote made me wonder because when she said “I'm not fit for the church” that made me think hmm does that mean that she’s a ghost like already been in communication with them to where she can’t be in the church? 

“What if he should see him? Little Miles? That’s what he wants the child heaven forbid.”

25

Q) Is Quint the guy that died? Who is the governess seeing? Is it Quint haunting her because he wants to see Miles? Or is she having an illusion of this all and making it up?

“We’ll he didn’t like tale-bearing- he hated complaints.”

26

R) Maybe this was why in the chapter 11 that Mrs. Grose wondered why the kids never said anything about seeing ghosts because Quint “wants Miles’s soul” Quint and Flora just keep quiet. 

“Not a word- that’s the horror. She kept it to herself! The child of eight, that child.”

30

Q)Flora is so young why would she not tell someone like Mrs.Grose that she saw a ghost? Mrs.Grose apparently knows the kids the best it seems like Flora would have told her about it, as if it were a nightmare.

“Then ask Flora- she’s sure!” But I had no sooner than I caught myself up. “No, for god’s sake, don’t! She’ll say she isn’t- she’ll lie!”

30

C) The governess is saying the kids know about the “ghosts” of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint. When Mrs.Grose says she wants to ask Miles and Flora about them. The governess says Flora will just lie about it. Reminds me of the witch trials from The Crucible, even though in The Turn of the Screw it deals with ghosts. The connection is in the beginning of the Crucible we didn’t know if the girls were lying or not and in the Turn of the Screw at first I wasn’t sure if they were all lying about seeing ghosts or not.

 

Comments (5)

Annabelle Miller said

at 9:55 am on Aug 5, 2019

In response to your question form Pg. 30 I still don't know why the kids didn't tell the governess about the ghosts. I have a suspicion that it might have been because of the accusations that Mrs. Gross made about the relations between the kids and Peter and Ms. Jessel.

Bailee Buck said

at 4:28 pm on Aug 12, 2019

I agree, I think the kids were scared or maybe they were possessed in a way to keep it a secret to not let the governess know about the ghosts they were seeing.

Sharon Murchie said

at 10:31 am on Aug 7, 2019

I have always wondered if, maybe, the kids were actually evil or possessed like the governess thought? What do you think?

Bailee Buck said

at 4:31 pm on Aug 12, 2019

From the past workers like Ms Jessel and Peter I think that they possessed the kids just like the governess thought. This horror novel always makes you think of what could be, I think thats why it's a good book. It makes you think did this really happen long ago, or could it still happen.

Tyler Wargo said

at 10:20 pm on Aug 15, 2019

With your quote from page three, I totally agree with you. This is where I believe the start of her 'hysteria' comes in to fruition, and only worsens throughout the book.

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