Rose asked this question about The Turn of the Key:
What was the point of Jack turning out to be married? It didn't seem to affect the story in any way and to me, seemed like a pointless sentence in the book.
Dale Rosenberg I think it's intended to resolve Rowan/Rachel's suspicion of him. She has the impression he's hiding something from her. There's a red herring of his …moreI think it's intended to resolve Rowan/Rachel's suspicion of him. She has the impression he's hiding something from her. There's a red herring of his name being the same as the man whose daughter died. Every time she thinks he might be part of what's happening to her, she feels like it makes no sense but keeps coming back to feeling like he is hiding something. So this explains what he's hiding.(less)
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