The Turn of the Screw · Character
The Master
The children's uncle and employer who hires the governess and forbids her from contacting him.
minor
Also known as the master, The master
First appearance: I
The Master's tie to Miles is one of the pressures that moves The Turn of the Screw—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The handsome, wealthy bachelor who hires the governess, imposing the condition that she never trouble him.
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With Miles (family): The Master is Miles's uncle and guardian, but he remains distant and uninvolved, leaving the children entirely in the governess's care. With Miles (family): The Master is Miles's uncle and guardian,…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Frame Story Participants and Authority
- Protagonist
- Bly's Inhabitants and Ghosts
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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family · ambivalent
The Master is Miles's uncle and guardian, but he remains distant and uninvolved, leaving… How this plays out →
- Miles
family · ambivalent
The Master is Miles's uncle and guardian, but he remains distant and uninvolved, leaving… How this plays out →
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