Mrs. Grose

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Mrs. Grose is the loyal and plainspoken housekeeper in Henry James’s novella "The Turn of the Screw," serving as the governess’s confidante and a grounded counterpoint to the story’s growing supernatural dread.

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Mrs. Grose canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
housekeeper
supporting character
alignment morally concerned with the children’s welfare
appearsIn The Turn of the Screw
appearsInChapterCountApprox multiple chapters throughout the novella
associatedWithCharacter Flora
Miles
Miss Jessel
Peter Quint
the governess
associatedWithLocation Bly
authorNationalityOfWork American-born British writer
characterTrait loyal
plainspoken
practical
protective
communicationStyle direct
uneducated but expressive
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator Henry James
employer the uncle of the children in The Turn of the Screw
firstPublicationContextOfWork serialized in Collier’s Weekly
genreOfWork Gothic fiction
ghost story
knowledgeOfPastEvents Miss Jessel
surface form: aware of Miss Jessel’s history at Bly

Peter Quint
surface form: aware of Peter Quint’s history at Bly
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod late 19th century
literaryStatus not a point-of-view narrator
medium novella
narrativeFunction confidante of the governess
foil to the governess
grounded counterpoint to supernatural elements
occupation housekeeper
relationshipToChildren caretaker of Miles and Flora
role housekeeper at Bly
workAuthor Henry James
workPublicationYear 1898

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Miles interactsWith Mrs. Grose
Flora hasRelative Mrs. Grose
Flora caredForBy Mrs. Grose
Miss Jessel describedBy Mrs. Grose