The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a gothic novel about two children and their governess, who may be experiencing the supernatural or is mad. How crazy is she, one might ask? There is controversy between which governess actually experiences the supernatural and the children are aware of it or whether the governess is completely crazy. At the beginning of the novel, the two children, Flora and Miles, were introduced as these unusual children. Flora is perfectly well behaved for an eight year old, while Miles, a ten year old, was mysteriously kicked out of his school for something the principal didn't mention in the expulsion letter. These children are already scary and suspicious. But there is no evidence of where they actually hide their knowledge of the supernatural happening in the house. The governess, on the other hand, was presented as a woman who truly enjoyed taking care of the children due to her infatuation with their uncle. At first, there were no signs of madness on the part of the housekeeper. Later, throughout the novel, the governess will encounter several supernatural events in which the children will deny that the events ever took place. She later believes that they are hiding information from her and that the children are working with the ghosts. The novel's emphasis on ambiguity, whether or not the governess sees these ghosts, keeps readers on their toes and keeps them in fear of the unknown. The unexplainable events that happen in the novel develop a gothic sense by using its elements like the unknown, which creates this fear of not knowing what will happen or predicting what will happen next in the novel. Because of the ambiguity, the novel makes readers wonder... middle of paper... he ghosts in his house. James made it seem like Miles was aware of the ghost's existence, but he's terrified as if he's terrified that it's true. This breathtaking ending leaves readers feeling frustrated. The fear that was embedded in this very last passage was not explained or relieved, so the story ended leaving readers haunted. Overall, there is no way to tell what really happened in Bly with the governess, Miles and Flora. There are so many ways to interpret this book; it's difficult to know exactly what happened. The unknown leaves the reader dissatisfied because the suspense built from the beginning to the very end has never been relieved. The fear persists until the very end of the book because of Miles' sudden death and no one knows how or why. There was no explanation, no tangible proof that the supernatural events were real..