Elements of the Gothic: Turn of the Screw

     Gothic literature typically contains many of the following elements: ghosts, scary and strange environments, castles, creepy places, the supernatural, monsters, doppelgangers (characters that act as doubles), magical objects, the femme fatale, demons, devils, witchcraft and sorcery, science used for evil, cultural taboos, crossed boundaries, sexual misconduct, scenes of violence, iniquity...you get the picture. The purpose is often to address subject matter too controversial for society at the time of the writing by creating a fantastic version of a real-life situation to hot to explore. It is about secrets of the heart, places unspeakable.

What elements of the gothic novel do you see in this reading? Select two elements and speak to their presence and purpose in the novel.