In the seventh grade, I was fascinated with the Dan Curtis made for TV movie based on this story, and I couldn't wait to check out James' version from the library.
Not only is the full text available online, many scholars have disssected and analyzed this story for possible subliminal themes and the meaning of the ending, which is obscure.
The story centers around the manuscript of a deceased governess. She details her experiences of caring for two children in a house where the previous governess has died.
James purposely is unclear about whether the ghosts of the first governess and her dead lover (another former staff member) are haunting the children of if the governess herself is obsessed and projects that obsession onto the children.
The story still intrigues me almost four decades after I first read it.
Not only is the full text available online, many scholars have disssected and analyzed this story for possible subliminal themes and the meaning of the ending, which is obscure.
The story centers around the manuscript of a deceased governess. She details her experiences of caring for two children in a house where the previous governess has died.
James purposely is unclear about whether the ghosts of the first governess and her dead lover (another former staff member) are haunting the children of if the governess herself is obsessed and projects that obsession onto the children.
The story still intrigues me almost four decades after I first read it.
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