Pride In Jane Eyre And The Turn Of The Screw

In The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, the governess worked at Bly and was in charge of caring for two children, Miles and Flora. While at Bly, she had multiple encounters with two ghosts, Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. After seeing Quint and Miss Jessel multiple times and discussing them with Mrs. Grose, the governess was set on the idea that they are haunting Bly in order to take over the souls of the children. She felt that it was her job as their governess to protect them at all costs. This caused her to have to face the ghosts, instead of being able to ignore them and pretend they are not there.

When writing this fictional tale in epistolary style, this allows the message to come out in a shocking way that leans towards realism. The account is not written as a story. Instead the letters are transcribed as if Screwtape essentially wrote them and C.S. Lewis has merely compiled the papers together. The sheer fact that the narrative is not in the second or third person brings the reader directly into the world of Screwtape and Wormwood. The account is all from the devils point of view, so the outlook is meant to appear biased.

When asked to write a comparison essay between “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, one could wonder how that was possible. While both novels were intriguing, their plot lines were rather different. Tim O’Brien wrote about his experience in Vietnam and his time as a soldier – although he makes the reader question the believability of the entire book. Charlotte Bronte, on the other hand, wrote an autobiography about Jane Eyre, a young girl who grew up in Europe and experienced personal conflicts throughout the novel. If a reader were to analyze both stories, they would find more differences than similarities.

In the book “The Turn of the Screw” the Governess’s interpretation of the unusual events might be based on her fantasy and twisted thought. The governess first encounter with the man was not clearly described rather she brought the description of a man whatever she fantasizes. The irony is her conclusion why that man came for and said ‘it was not for me he had come. He had come for someone else.

Everything is going well for the governess at her new job until she begins to see apparitions. Many argue that the governess has gone insane and hallucinates the ghosts, while others believe that the ghosts that appear to the governess are really there. Which is true? While Henry James leaves readers with many unanswered questions that requires the audience to infer a lot a things, there is enough

“The Turn of the Screw” has been analyzed and scrutinized multiple times, each with a different focus. Psychoanalytic criticisms are unique in the way that it is like analyzing the plot and characters of the story the same way a therapist would their patients. Picking apart certain ideas that make people wonder or the things that drive them to find the truth. James gives us an abundance of suggestions at parts of his story that are open to investigation. Throughout the reading, there are opportunities where the reader is able to inspect and examine the ideas presented and find their own meaning.

The novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a spooky masterpiece that uses repetition throughout the story. Beauty is an example of a word that is continually used, so it is memorable to the story. Whether James is referring to the children, the governess, the master, or their property, beauty is an adjective that is frequently used, so this suggests that looks are important throughout this story. The governess is a young women who radiates with beauty and is infatuated with the master because of his handsomeness (most likely the reason she took the job).

Palmer Reynolds English 310 Honors Dr. Zubizarreta 29 October 2014 The Unreliable Narrator Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is a psychologically thrilling novel that leaves readers from beginning to end wondering the solution to a single question: is this novel a story of ghosts or of mental illness? The question has kept readers in an air of mystery for centuries and may possibly never arrive to an agreed upon denouement. In a straightforward sense, the story features a new on the job governess who is greeted by a male and female ghost.

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, opens with a stirring chapter not only leaving the reader wanting to read the rest, but also leaving them with unanswered questions. The author provides a touching case right from the start. The first chapter of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte meets the criteria that Weiland and Kardos have published regarding how to create a successful first chapter. According to Weiland, “The hook comes in many forms, but stripped down to its lowest common denominator, it’s nothing more or less than a question.

Deception can prove to be a powerful tool—both in the real world and in literature. While it is typically viewed as malicious, some forms of deception can prove to be beneficial in the long run. This kind of deceit is very prevalent in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Mr. Rochester, specifically, spends a large portion of the story deceiving many characters, but most of his lies are directed towards Jane. At first, the façade he puts on seems questionable, but his motives behind his actions show that he had good intentions.

Edith Wharton stated once that at some stage in a story there will be that turning point or “illuminating incident” that would be a window that opens to convey the whole message and show the deeper meaning of the work. Basing this on Pride and Prejudice, the most significant, shifting point would be when Elizabeth realizes that her first impression has done her wrong, and that she’s the one being prejudicial, not Mr. Darcy. Jane Austen follows the development of Elizabeth’s and Darcy’s relationship in how they both change in order to overcome their own vanities and be able to love each other. Elizabeth’s visit to Pemberley, accompanied by her aunt and uncle, causes her to reconsider her thoughts about Mr. Darcy and shows how naïve and inconsiderate she was. After knowing the truth, Elizabeth’s reaction help build up the main themes of Pride and Prejudice which is to learn before making any judgments.

In Henry James’s novella, The Turn of the Screw, the topics of sanity and insanity are commonly argued among the readers. Insanity is the state of madness or being irrational while sanity is reasonable behavior. It is up to the audience to decide on whether the author intended for the governess to be sane or insane. Despite this dissension, the governess is insane throughout the whole story because she possesses all the symptoms of a paranoid schizophrenic, has an obsessive personality, and is the only one who claims she sees the apparitions.

The Subconscious Desires and Illusions In the novella, Turn of the Screw, Henry James style of rendering the story through the Governess’s perspective insinuates the events at Bly mansion to be ambiguous. In the beginning, the female protagonist becomes a governess to acquire money although, during her stay she encounters two ghosts. The Governess believes these ghosts are of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel after her conservation with Mrs. Grose about the past of Bly mansion. She insists they are real conversely, only the Governess perceives these “ghosts”.

Test of Time Bildungsroman novels have been popular for centuries in many genres. Some more popular than others, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, proven itself as one of the longest lasting read coming of age novels. Most authors strive to publish books as long lasting as Jane Eyre. One in particular is Stephen Chbosky writer of Perks of Being a Wallflower. While Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower is banned due to the inclusions of drugs and sexual content, it will prove to stand the test of time as Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre because of its epistolary writing style, connection with current demographics and popularity from its motion picture film.

Rebecca West once said, “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat”; feminism and other social issues are fundamental to literature, with them commonly being a driving force behind both modern and classic works of fiction. Feminism is everywhere, with women still fighting for gender equality in modern day Britain as demonstrated through Emma Watson’s United Nations speech which was broadcasted in September of 2014 where she differentiates feminism from ‘man-hating’. Feminism has developed considerably over time as general attitudes have been swayed through literature, political movements and women’s portrayal of themselves. In 1847, Charlotte Bronte released her novel ‘Jane Eyre’ which was viewed as very radical for its time as Bronte uses Jane to exhibit her resentment towards society. Jane is presented as a morally strong, determined character who, when she falls in love, embraces the notion instead of the label and profits which are associated with it; she states that she “cares for [her]self” and that “more unsustained [she is], the more [she] will respect [her]self” as she is not tempted away from her self-respect.