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Post by neesy on Feb 15, 2021 0:36:27 GMT
I have finished but will hold off on comments. Other than to say it was difficult to get into the groove of the language in this one. I would have to agree with that comment - what did you think? Did Miles die of fright at the end, I wonder?
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Post by cat on Feb 15, 2021 3:52:45 GMT
I have seen a couple different adaptations of this in screen format but this was a first time read. I was surprised at the ambiguity. It is clearly spelled out in the movie/TV versions I have seen that the ghost(s) are real. They need the children's physical bodies in order to be real again, escape the estate. The story never said that, specifically, so it is a matter of interpretation. I do like what Spidey said about the governess going increasingly mad...that is another very plausible explanation.
In reading the story, my interpretation was that the governess thought she was saving the children, Miles especially, by getting him to confess to something...lying? Something he did at school? But I got a religious vibe from these parts of the story...if Miles confessed, he would be saved. The ghosts were secondary, maybe even there BECAUSE of Miles' perceived "sins." She thought she could save him from damnation.
The language was so wordy. I probably skimmed over a lot that I should have taken a bit of time with.
Maybe the ambiguity is why there are so many adaptations of this story. Different interpretations.
The story did not read as easy as I was expecting or tell the tale how I was expecting, based on movies/TV. But I enjoyed it.
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