Hidden themes, the corruption of innocence, gender and the destructiveness of heroism, can all be considered the main theme of The Round of lives but only one can truly bring out the truest theme from Henry James' story. Many argue that there is no theme, or more than one, but I believe that Forbidden Subjects is truly the source that truly captures the essence of the story. We can easily come to this conclusion by examining the elements of the story and putting them together. For example, the young male named Miles is suddenly expelled from school, but the reason for the expulsion is never discovered. As the story continues, there are more questions and mysteries that are never revealed, and I believe this is the main purpose of why James wrote this; to simply leave us perplexed like a crossword puzzle. Yes, the other themes are well organized and presentable, but they are not the underlying theme that James is trying to convey. James skillfully incites the reader's anxieties by awakening the psychological mechanisms of the horror of the unknown. Without the forbidden objects in the story, it would be just another ghost story with no mystery. This is why I firmly believe that hidden objects and solving mysteries are the main and most important theme of “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James. Many critics have supported the theme of forbidden objects, but have also rejected the opinion that it is the main theme of the story. Some say the story has multiple themes or no themes at all, but how can that be when the writers have already planned the purpose of their story before it is published or on the shelves. Writers like Henry James put elements and questions into their work for a reason, and we are the readers… center of the paper… okay. Works Cited “Turn of the Screw: Character Analysis.” THE CHARACTERS in Turn of the Screw. Page No. Print.Chandler, Otis. “The Citation Crackdown.” Goodreads Inc. (2013): n. page. Print.Davis, Marion. “Literary Analysis: Crackdown.” StudentPulse. VOL. 1.NO.11 (2009): n. page. Print.James, Henry. "The Turn of the Screw by Henry James." Project Gutenberg Ebook of the Crackdown, by Henry James. (2008): n. page. Press. .Giuseppe, Maria. “The Turn of the Screw: Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism (review).” Musa Project. Volume 18.Number 1 (1997): n. page. Print.Lundquist, Molly. "The Turn of the Screw." LitLovers. (2011): n. page. Print.Smith, Nicole. "Critical Analysis of Henry James's "The Turn of the Screw" with Literary Criticism in Context." Articlemyriad. (2011): 1-4. Press.