The Turn of the Screw

A framed narrator presents a manuscript in which a young governess describes her time at an isolated country estate charged with two children. She grows convinced that the grounds are haunted by the lingering presence of two sinister figures whose appearances coincide with troubling changes in the children’s behaviour. The account unfolds in tense first-person detail and resists clear explanation, alternating between eerie episodes and psychological doubt. The narrative examines uncertainty of perception, the vulnerability of childhood, repression and moral panic, and the instability of memory, leaving readers to weigh supernatural and psychological readings.