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Heer, Chantal de (2021)

The Ambiguity of the Existence of Ghosts in The Haunting of Hill House, The Turn of the Screw, and Their Netflix Adaptations

Master thesis | Literary Studies (MA)
This thesis examines the relations between social scripts and the ambiguity surrounding the existence of ghosts in The Haunting of Hill House, The Turn of the Screw, and their modern Netflix adaptation The Haunting. It critically explores how the adaptation process has consequences for the nature of the ambiguity and thematic function of the ghosts within each narrative. In a visual medium, the representation of ghosts undermines the ambiguity of their existence. In turn, this has an impact on the themes of innocence and corruption that are explored in the narrative, which transform from psychologically oriented to socially oriented themes.
Gothic
haunting
adaptation
the turn of the screw
the haunting of hill house
Author
Heer, Chantal de
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
English
Supervisors
van Leeuwen, E.J.
ECTS Credits
20
Language
en