Turn-On Essays

literature, writing many essays and articles critiquing American novels. Within this article, Rubin briefly touches upon a Freudian theoretical approach to The Turn of the Screw in the footnotes. However, the main text of the article posits a reader-oriented theoretical approach. Summary The overarching thesis of Rubin’s article is that The Turn of the Screw has an ambiguous narrative, due to the governess’ unreliable narration, and which represents an “allegory of love” (p. 320). This hidden meaning

The Turn of the Screw, a book by Henry James, has captivated readers for more than a century with its spooky atmosphere and mysterious plot. The governess, Henry James' main character, has been involved in multiple studies that have explained the story's meaning in different ways. The 1897 novel looks at the characters' complex emotional background and the narrator's lack of clarity. Since the novel was published, commentators have disagreed over its meaning and importance, "These questions and

During the late-Victorian era, 19th-century England was largely characterized by a powerful government, a class-conscious society, and sexual-double standards. Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw is a haunting and suspenseful story that continues to captivate readers and critics alike. At first glance, the novel tells the story of a governess who is tormented by ghosts while caring for two young children, and she becomes increasingly paranoid and disturbed as a result. However, a closer analysis reveals

The way that Henry James opposes several binaries in his work The Turn Of The Screw is intriguing and riveting. James’ novel opposes several binaries throughout the story. These binaries are used to serve as a form of normalcy in most books, but in this novel it is used to confuse the reader and also lay a solid foundation of the setting in this book. There are several The first of these binaries to oppose each other is the master to servant binary. The master, of course, assumed to be male and

The Turn of the Screw incorporates many examples of liminality making it an example of a mediation of binaries. Henry James may have intentionally included these elements because he saw himself as writing from a liminal perspective—living as he did in both Europe and the United States—and because he wanted his novella to be a living work that inspired debate when written and for countless generations thereafter. Henry James uses increasingly complex examples of liminality in The Turn of the Screw

In Henry James’s novella The Turn of the Screw, the Governess purportedly sees the ghosts of her predecessor and her lover. Critics have been debating whether the Governess was really seeing the ghosts or if they were visual hallucinations ever since the publication of the work. On one side, some argue that it is a simple ghost story and can be easily over-analyzed. The more prevailing opinion is that the “ghosts” are figments of a sexually repressed woman’s imagination. This implication of this

Henry James’ horror novella The Turn of the Screw is a tale about the haunting of Bly Manor, the ghosts of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel remaining behind to stalk the manor after their untimely deaths. At least that is what the narrator of the story within the story, the governess, came to see and believe during her time there. The much more likely alternative, however, is much more mundane while also being horrific to a degree; the governess is mentally ill. Through the self made recounts of her actions

In the novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, the story revolves around the unchanging ambiguity that constantly questions the reader of the book, do the ghosts exist or is it just a figment of the governess’ imagination. Although obscure at first, to a certain audience, James is able to prove the existence of the occult by creating situations and actions that are considered absurd when questioned, so that the only possible reasoning has to be something impossible that in some way, shape

Is the Governess Insane or Is She Being Tricked? Henry James created a number of famous stories during his time “The Turn of the Screw” being one of his most iconic ones. James is a very iconic writer for his day and even till this day with the structure of his writing. This short story has been read over, for more than 100 years and will continue to be read. Throughout this story’s time frame, there has been a lot of controversy over certain characters in the story and what is there position

trapped. In some ways Johnny isn’t a hero because when he killed Bob he knew the police would be after for him, and instead of turning himself in he runs away. This is wrong when Johnny thinks about what he has done he changed his mind and wanted to turn himself in. Above all, Johnny is the most heroic character in “The Outsiders.”

In the book Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, people who take things too far can turn a crowd into a mob. Ray Bradbury develops this by the classmates hurting Margot and shoving her in a closet. On the other hand, Lynda Mullaly Hunt develops this by showing how Ally breaks down after she can’t take being bullied anymore. The short story “Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury there’s a character named Margot who usually feels alone because

Human interaction is one of the five basic needs as stated by Maslow. Human interaction is what stabilizes many people, without it we see the negative behavior changes in the lives of those who are in constant isolation. In the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein creates a monster from the scraps of body that instantly becomes a reject in society. Throughout the novel, we see the toll that isolation takes on the monster and how to leads him to make cruel choices. In Frankenstein

In life there are ups and downs. Sometimes a bad event can turn into a good event. My essay topic shows how life can throw good and bad things at you. Such as matt being treated poorly at the plankton factory to making 3 really good friends that would stick up for him at any time. I believe that Nancy Farmer really

With adventuring and seeking thrill, accidents are common. A topic of question is whether or not the victims should pay for the damage or expenses of a rescue team. A logical solution is to make the person or people who caused the mishap pay for what they’ve done, but sometimes they are the victims. If they were being careless beforehand and leading up to the incident, then they should pay for it, or at least part of it. However, if they had no part in it and was just unlucky enough to get injured

Turning pretty is just a phase that everybody goes through when they grow up and it looks like it was shay’s turn but she didn’t want to turn pretty because she loves the way she looks. That’s another cool thing about her she loves the way she look and she doesn’t discriminate Shay also has a friend name Tally but she just wants to turn pretty but she learned that after all she doesn’t have to turn pretty just love yourself the way you are.

*** For Rick Dawson, that Thursday night was just like any other. He was home alone as usual, playing video games when he heard his dog barking in the backyard. *That damn dog*, he thought. *Shut the fuck up, Rocky!* He ignored it for a while afterwards, but when the dog let out a loud screech, he realized something was wrong. He abandoned the video game and made his way through the kitchen and to the back door. "Rocky?" He called out as he exited the home. It was pitch black out there, quiet as

climb up the telephone pole. I remember the moment I saw the pole, as my stomach turned just looking up at the top of what seemed to be at least 100 feet. I remember anxiously awaiting as some of the braver students eagerly attempted the climb. As my turn inevitably approached, the apprehension and fear that I was feeling did not diminish one bit, and before I knew it, the harness was on me and I was on my way

experiences while I was eating with my family, I can recall a certain experience from my brief trip to Cancun when I was younger that was a first for me. I want to share my experience about this unique event that can be a perfect example how family can even turn food into an experience that you haven't had before. You would think family and food can't go wrong but for some unlucky reason it did for me, and what's worse it was on purpose. I didn't find the experience pleasant back then but I laught at it now

In the darkest times in our lives, recalling the happiest memories is just human nature. Lust is easily seen to those under the spell as a lifesaver, but on the outside looking in, it is a storm of destruction. Love can become obsessive and change the grip on reality into a distorted and untrue perception of life itself. The power of love and lust is unavoidable in a lifetime, understanding how much love can control life is crucial to avoiding destruction of lives. In the story, Lusus Naturae, werewolf

Imagine arriving home after a tiring day and all you wish to do is relax. After dropping your things off, you head to the kitchen for something to satisfy your hunger. Yum! There’s leftover pizza just waiting to be melted into a cheesy paradise, and what a better way to enjoy it then flopping down on the couch to watch television. Just as you take a crunchy warm bite of your pizza, a commercial comes on featuring Kim Kardashian, the embodiment of beauty. “Do you feel sexy? Do you have the body you’ve