The Turn of the Screw: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation What are the features of The Turn of the Screw that seem to you to most invite psychoanalytic interpretation? When considering the features of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw that invite a psychoanalytical interpretation it is necessary to establish the nature of psychoanalytic criticism. By using psychology according to Freud "we can appreciate literature on a new level" (p208). This can be done by considering the concept that repressed, unconscious material, usually sexual desires, can appear in creative activities, such as l