![]() ![]() But Americans dont frighten easily - especially not two noisy little boys - and the poor ghost has a few surprises waiting for him. The Canterville ghost has great plans to frighten the life out of the Otis family. But the Americans are not afraid of a ghost. Otis is happy to buy the house and the ghost - because of course Americans dont believe in ghosts. ![]() The youngest Otis children are a set of twin boys who are never named in the story, instead referred to as "Stars and Stripes." They spend most of the story tormenting the ghost, and they do not seem to be afraid of him at all. Mr Otis buys the house of Lord Canterville, he says there haunts a ghost in the house. She comes to live at Canterville Chase along with her family, and is one of few characters to show sympathy to the ghost. He initially enjoyed his fame as the Canterville ghost, but after his unpleasant encounters with the Otis family, he begins to long for peaceful repose. He has a strong theatrical streak that makes him take great pleasure in. As a result, when he died nine years later, he became a ghost destined to haunt the house rather than moving on to a peaceful afterlife. Sir Simon de Canterville of Oscar Wildes delightful story The Canterville Ghost is a ghostly actor extraordinaire. Sir Simon Canterville was a 16th-century English aristocrat who lived at Canterville Chase, where he murdered his wife. he is a pragmatic and no-nonsense character, but he also seems to be quite a lenient father since he makes no attempt to discipline his children for unruly behavior Hiram Otis is a wealthy, middle-aged American man who purchases Canterville Chase in order to live there with his family. ![]()
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