# The Turn of the Screw — Character guide

> Key figures in The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

- [The Governess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/narrator.md): The unnamed young governess who comes to Bly and becomes obsessed with protecting the children.
- [Miles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/miles.md): The young boy at Bly, recently expelled from school, who the governess believes is threatened by ghosts.
- [Mrs. Grose](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/mrs_grose.md): The housekeeper at Bly, confidante to the governess and caretaker of the children.
- [Flora](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/flora.md): The young girl at Bly, sister of Miles, who becomes distant under the governess's scrutiny.
- [Miss Jessel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/miss_jessel.md): The deceased former governess at Bly who appears as a ghostly figure to the current governess.
- [Peter Quint](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/peter_quint.md): The deceased former valet at Bly who appears as a ghost and is believed to corrupt Miles.
- [Douglas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/douglas.md): The man who introduces the governess's manuscript to the house party in the prologue.
- [The Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/the_master.md): The children's uncle and employer who hires the governess and forbids her from contacting him.
- [Griffin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/griffin.md): A member of the house party listening to Douglas's story in the prologue.
- [Luke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_turn_of_the_screw_se/characters/luke.md): A servant at Bly who brings the governess a letter about Miles's expulsion.

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