The Turn of the Screw It is only after reading past the first thirty pages of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw that the plot begins to thicken. Perusing through the first chapters, it is easy to make the assumption that all is well on the quaint England grounds where the novel is set. Even after the first apparition, where the deceased butler of the estate appears, one can lean toward forgiving and forgetting …showed first 75 words of 935 total…

…showed last 75 words of 935 total…displays the symbolic nature of the evil in the story. An important part of this passage is the increasing intensity, which is evident throughout. The build up of intensity serves as a transition from the carefree pages before to the unsure and unstable pages to come. This passage catches attention because of its position in the story as rising action, according to Frehdmen’s Diagram, and because of the intricately woven literary elements found within.