He had taken this bottle the other night when the family was having dinner. He used the “Rising sun lubricator” for oiling his chains. During his routine walk he made sure to take precaution to never be heard or seen. Due to his commitment he walked all Saturdays on the corridors between midnight and three o'clock. Since, the family only thought rationally they could not appreciate or get involved in the paranormal activities the ghost was trying to perform.Įven though the ghost was evil in his lifetime he was dedicated to the work he did.

He consoled himself by stating that they are not the kind of people who appreciated the value of any sensuous phenomenon. He came to the conclusion that if the Ottis family did not want it then they did not deserve it. He decided to remove the bloodstain on the library floor. His nerves were completely shattered and he started at the slightest noise. The ghost himself was getting nervous and scared through their actions. The ghost was getting tired as he was attempting to scare them for the past four weeks. The ghost who is a noble, is desperate to scare the American family. The Chapter begins midway into the story. Ghost is completely startled at this response. Otis offers him Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his rusted chains that make noise. Soon, at night, the ghost decides to make the first appearance. They do not get drawn away by the supernatural, rather they try and incorporate this supernatural in their daily life. Unlike the usual ghost story narratives, here the characters are looking at things in a logical manner. Her son suggests Pinkerton's Champion Stain Remover and Paragon Detergent to remove the blood stain. However, Mrs Otis was determined to remove the stain from the floor.

Otis that it is the evidence of the ghost and the unnatural deaths and murders that occered years back. Otis noticed a big blood stain on the floor. Even then he decided to buy that house and soon moved in with his family. He was warned about the presence of the ghost by Lord Canterville. The American man named Hiram B Otis buys Canterville Chase, which is an English country house. The author turns the usual horror trope into something worth laughing about. The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is a humor take on the horror genre. Share this with your Class WhatsApp Copy Link Introduction to the Story

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