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Of what evil, exactly, were Miss Kressel and Quint supposed to be guilty of in life? Undue familiarity with each other, and with others, especially the children, I understand. Not staying quietly within their place. But was that tantamount to true evil? Or was more supposed to have passed between them and the children?
Dan I don't agree there was sexual abuse going on or that most critics think there was either. That smacks too much of a titillating Freudian interpretati…moreI don't agree there was sexual abuse going on or that most critics think there was either. That smacks too much of a titillating Freudian interpretation. For the characters (and the readers of the time) it would be bad enough that class distinctions between the characters were not being adhered to and that the difference between the stations of adult and child had broken down.(less)
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The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
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