... told from a very personal perspective that also considers the emotional state of the governess, she remains nameless, her identity is never revealed. We learn much about her inner struggles and desires but gain only little background information about her: she was the youngest daughter of a poor country parson in Hampshire who at the age of twenty had never left home before ... or if these things are actually the result of the characters' inner struggles. 3.2 Sexual hysteria Several critics have argued that the ghost appearances of the governess are actually products of subconscious for...

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