The Turn of the Screw

Some people may see the character of Mrs. Grose in “The Turn of the Screw” as somewhat inconsequential because it seems as though she doesn’t do anything to help the book along. But in truth she serves a bigger purpose than she appears to serve. Mrs. Grose is an essential part in developing the story. Mrs. Grose is the reason the governess thinks she is seeing ghosts because of the Peter Quint incident. The …showed first 75 words of 572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 572 total…and her attempt to stop the children from seeing ghosts. In conclusion, in “The Turn of the Screw”, the character of Mrs. Grose plays a significant presence in the telling of the story by giving us a conflict. She provides the governess with ghosts to thwart and the governess takes it one step further and tries to save the children. Mrs. Grose is an essential part of the story as proven by the above statements.