Analysis of The Innocents based on Turn of the Screw

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THE INNOCENTS Miss Giddons is insane and Flora and Miles are not corrupted by the ghosts of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. In the story "The Innocents", based on Turn of the Screw, Flora and Miles were perfectly content with everyday living until Miss Giddons came along to take care of them. Flora and Miles's parents died, and so did their caretakers (Quint and Miss Jessel), which caused them even more grief. Flora and Miles are very fond of their caretakers, like to play tricks, and Miss Giddons is the only one seeing the ghosts. First, Flora and Miles are very fond of their deceased caretakers. Flora was very close to Miss Jessel and Miles was very close to Mr. Quint. Both ...

... Miss Giddons out. They would also appear in her room staring at her when she's asleep. Furthermore, Miss Giddons is the only one that sees and hears the ghosts. At night, when Miss Giddons walks around the house, she repeatedly hears sinister laughter. Although Miss Giddons keeps hearing noises, there are not actually strange noises. She's just imagining them. Not only does Miss Giddons hear the ghosts, but she also sees them too. One day, when she was in one of the rooms, she sees Peter Quint through one of the glass doors and another day, she sees Miss Jessel sitting in the middle of the lake. Since Miss Giddons keeps hearing the noises, she created

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