The ambiguity surrounding both the ending of the story as well as the times the governess encountered the ghosts contribute to the overall uneasiness felt by the reader. The reader’s need for answers does not like the unfamiliar aspects surrounding the story and so he or she pushes to interpret the text, which creates a whole new deeper, more complex level of the story and characters. The reader begins to question the governess’ sanity and Douglas’ reliability. The constant cycle between familiarity and unfamiliarity is what has been defined as the uncanny. The uncanny aspects of this narrative reveal a deeper meaning and through the many interpretations generated, one can hope to find one that allows the unfamiliar to become
The ambiguity surrounding both the ending of the story as well as the times the governess encountered the ghosts contribute to the overall uneasiness felt by the reader. The reader’s need for answers does not like the unfamiliar aspects surrounding the story and so he or she pushes to interpret the text, which creates a whole new deeper, more complex level of the story and characters. The reader begins to question the governess’ sanity and Douglas’ reliability. The constant cycle between familiarity and unfamiliarity is what has been defined as the uncanny. The uncanny aspects of this narrative reveal a deeper meaning and through the many interpretations generated, one can hope to find one that allows the unfamiliar to become