http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/the-governess Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 17 May 2026 23:04:31 -0400 Sun, 17 May 2026 23:04:31 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/65/literary-analysis-turn-of-the-screw By Marion A. Davis - The beginning of the story finds several vacationing families telling ghost tales as entertainment. The reader is not led to believe that any of these tales being told are factual. However, when Douglas offers his story, the reader is expected to understand that the governess is narrating a true account. What makes this story different from the others being told? Is it because the story is narrated by an unknown individual or is it because the story is read from her written statement? (The fact that the ghost tale is put down in words seems to give it more credibility.) Douglas could have easily... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/65/literary-analysis-turn-of-the-screw