Empire Consciousness and Children's Education in"The Turn of the Screw"
The famous psychological novel"The Turn of the Screw"is also a reflection on children's education in England.It reflects that in 19th-century England,imperial consciousness permeated the fabric of school and family education.The public school education received by the young protagonist Miles emphasizes the sole creed of cultivating imperial successors,ignoring the psychological guidance of children.The female governess in the novel indulges in imperial fantasies and no longer imparts knowledge.The imperial consciousness makes the female teacher develop a desire to control children.She believes that education is a"children battle"with ghosts.At the end of the novel,the female teacher becomes insane and mistakenly kills Miles,believing that she has gained control.Miles'death is a social tragedy caused by the infiltration of imperial consciousness into education.
Henry James"The Turn of the Screw"empire consciousnesschildren's education
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