Comparing Ghost Stories

Introduction In this essay I provide be comparing the residuums and similarities between the stories pen by H G Wells, The Red populate and ?Farthing House, written by Susan hill. I intend to comp are, character, setting, while and language. I will be presenting some quotes from some(prenominal) stories.

These two phantasma stories are set in a medieval and Victorian monuments. The primary(prenominal) similarity is that both characters from the different stories are staying overnight in unfamiliar places. Also, at some make up of the stories they get frightened and come to face with their fears. One main difference is that the main character from Farthing House, called Mrs Flowers, requisites to help the ghost hardly the narrator of the Red Room just wants to prove the ghost doesnt exist. In fact, we dont see any evidence that there is a ghost in ?The Red Room. Another main difference is Mrs Flowers emotions change throughout the story; she is unsure how she feels at times, in comparison to the narrator of ?The Red Room who progresses from being arrogant (it will take very tangible ghost to frighten me) to thorough fear (my hands trembled).



What seemed odd but similar was that both stories included old people as minor characters; the cardinal old people in ?The Red Room are shake and disturbing in appearance (a monsters shadow of him crouched upon the groin) but the minor character from farthing house are the sort of characters the narrator associates with happy memories (I always loved her, she was much(prenominal) fun). ?The Red Room was written in 1890s and ?Farthing House in 1990s, written 100 years apart, but many similarities as in addition differences.

Setting The Red Room The setting for The Red Room that was unusual ruined castle called Lorraine full of mystery and horror, and was filled...

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