The Ghost Road

different genres of literature as well; in the ghost stories genre, authors attempt to scare, teach moral lessons or entertain through their writings. Even each ghost story has its own significant purpose. In the ghost story, “The Open Window”, Saki deliberately replaces ghosts with a human character who manipulates truths in order to prove the ultimate danger of the unpredictability of human behavior. In a ghost story, readers would expect the presence of a ghost. According to Cox and Gilbert, the dead

and Gone, and as the story progresses each symbol accrues complexity beyond the original meaning. August Wilson's complex use of symbolism is grossly demonstrated through Mr. Wilson's use of the road, Martha Pentecost, and Herald Loomis. Some of the first and most significant references to the road are discussed very early in the play. The character Bynum Walker is telling the story of the shiny man, and the secret of life to

Whats In The Night The retelling of spooky ghost stories has been a favorite activity in many cultures, wether it be around a campfire of written in various articles and book. Perhaps one of the most mysterious supernatural activities can be reported on the islands of Hawaii. Known as the Night Marchers, these spirits have been known to roam the land, revisiting ancient war sites and significant historical landmarks. In the book, “Marchers of the Night” by Helen P. Hoyt, a renowned Hawaiian author

Ghostbusters that was released in 2016. Both the original and the movie are about the story of a group of friends who have the common goal to protect New York City from the wild ghost haunting the streets. In both the original and the new poster, it shows a group of friends who have a type of backpack gun pack to even fight the ghost you would see in the movie. The first thing you can notice when looking at both of these posters is the main characters all lined up and all having backpack generators, while

In 1995, Bruce Springsteen produced an album titled “The Ghost of Tom Joad”. Its title track brings out a lot of ideas from John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Migrant workers, as explained in chapter twenty three of The Grapes of Wrath, used music as a main source of entertainment. They would play the harmonica, the guitar, and the fiddle, while the other workers would dance and be jolly, despite how bad the work was that day. The instrumentals of the song are

He went on to the lake alone and parked on the gravel road. When he got out of the truck, he noticed a woman’s purse lying in the grass. Upon checking it, he discovered it belonged to his Aunt Silva. After looking around, he knew the ghost on the mountainside had grabbed her. After talking with the sheriff and no one believed him, he was angry and promised one day to find the ghost. I can never tell Alan that he will never believe me, Bill whispered. “Did you say something

Confederate base in Huntsville. Walking for hours on the road to the base, he never got hungry nor thirsty. The need to warn the army was all the fuel he needed for his journey. After an extremely long walk, he finally made it to the base and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. It was peculiar that there were no sentinels guarding the base. He knocked again and still - no answer. Peyton turned and asked a lady walking down the road, “Excuse me madam, is this the Confederate base?” There

dark-green leaves. He walked for hours on the road to the base, but nevertheless, he never felt hungry or thirsty. The desire to warn the army was all the fuel needed for his journey and after an extremely long walk, he finally made it to the base and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. It was peculiar that there were no sentinels guarding the base. He knocked again and still - no answer. Peyton turned and asked a lady walking down the road, “Excuse me, madam, is this the Confederate base

This well-known phrase is popular thanks to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. In this literary classic, Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a “tight fisted...covetous old sinner” (12). Through a series of hauntings by various Christmas ghosts, Scrooge realizes the error of his ways and changes completely into a warm-hearted, generous man. Scrooge’s tale is a familiar one; countless movies have been filmed, plays have been produced, and references made in other stories and television shows

The Ghost was green and could not be seen. It was Abraham Lincoln but as a ghost wishing death to everyone. In New York he met a man that knew Lebby's mother and father. Lebby told him about everything that happened. The man's name was Allison Henry and he told me I was being hunted by a spirit, a ghost of death. The man gave a potion black as night and told me to drink this once you see the eyes of the ghost. Then, Lebby saw it , A news channel saying that