Ghost in World Literature by Victoria Tomasulo https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr Book suggestions en-us 2021-12-10 18:37:41 UTC 2026-03-11 20:37:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941166306 2021-12-10 22:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941166306 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941173711 2021-12-10 22:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941173711 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941176919 2021-12-10 22:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/1941176919 vtomasulo46 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018599392 Jane Eyre is a classic Bildungsroman, a coming of age story of a poor, plain orphan with artistic tendencies who learns to navigate her way in the world. Jane is mistreated by her extended family and encouraged to be obedient in the orphanage. Eventually she  works as a governess in the mansion of Mr. Rochester, an older, brooding man with a past whose house is haunted by a ghost. Over time, Rochester confides in Jane and she learns the ghost is his wife Bertha, a Creole bride he married and brought to England from the West Indies. He claims she is insane, attributes this madness to her Creole origins, and tells Jane he has confined Bertha in his attic for decades. Bertha winds up setting fire to the mansion, but Rochester survives, though he loses his vision. Jane marries him and becomes his caretaker in what is presented as the typical happy ending for a woman in a Victorian novel: "Reader, I married him." 

The ghost in this novel can be thought of as Jane's doppleganger, or shadow self. She is not fleshed out character in the novel, as we never get her perspective; she represents the rebellious side of Jane that had to be driven underground in order for her to become respectable in the eyes of others, to become Rochester's bride- a proper English lady despite her humble origins. In a much broader sense, the ghost can be seen as a representation of England's haunting colonial past in the Americas. A century after Bronte published Jane Eyre, Jean Rhys, a Dominican writer living in England, followed up with Wide Sargasso Sea, a novel that tells the story of Rochester and his wife from both perspectives and that is set mainly in Jamaica in the nineteenth century. ]]> 2022-01-28 20:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018599392 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018763839 In the show Supernatural Ghosts may be killed with a ritual dagger or caught in a spirit trap and burnt, thus releasing them to be reborn. Fairly similar to vampires. The show supernatural is about supernatural creatures existing and what these 2 main characters can do to take them down.

]]> 2022-01-28 23:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018763839 joanlee77 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018767075 The movie Coraline centers around a young girl who crosses into a world just like her own with a few differences. When she gets trapped, her main goal shifts from escaping her mundane life to saving the souls of ghost children who the Other Mother has trapped in her world. The ghost children reveals the truth of the Other Mother to Coraline and aid her in helping her navigate the Other World as well as saving her parents. ]]> 2022-01-28 23:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018767075 The Many Saints of Newark -Salvatore Neis https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018768687 The Many Saints of Newark is a film directed by the creator of "The Sopranos" David Chase that goes over the lives of mobsters in the Newark area during the late 20th century. The film is a prequel to the "Sopranos" television series and is told from the perspective of a ghost. This ghost is Christopher Moltisanti a mobster from the show "Sopranos" who passed away in 2009. Christopher tells the story of his father Dickie Moltisanti and how it relates to that of his mentor Tony Soprano. It is revealed at the end that it is Tony Soprano who killed Christopher and the film portrays the true cruelty and dishonesty of the mafia. The film does this by portraying Christopher's father Dickie Moltisanti in a much different way than he is talked about on the Sopranos television show. Where he was once idolized in the show by Tony Soprano as a mentor of his own it is revealed that he was an evil individual whose crimes had caused him great distress. Dickie Moltisantis's story ends with him being murdered by another mobster in his family as a result of him joking around about him in front of other mobsters. The movie is set up to show the reality of the mafia and how its common portrayal in films as a fast-paced entertaining life where many die young is not particularly true. It reveals the crime organization as an institution that does not abide by its own principles and shows that those closest to you may be the cause of your death for little to no reason. ]]> 2022-01-28 23:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018768687 Super natural safashariff23 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018768783 In this series of the show supernatural, there's two brothers who lost their mom because of a demon and their dad left them to look for the demon that killed their mom. They were alone at a young age making the older brother more of a father figure to the younger one which is why they always sticked together. As they got older they catch all kinds of supernatural things like ghosts and demons. The show revolves around them hunting and catching demons/ghosts. They usually help and save people from the supernatural things that are going after them and trying to kill them. Most people don't believe them and usually think they are crazy when they try to explain to them what they do or explain to them that they are trying to save them from being killed by a supernatural thing but eventually they listen once they see the supernatural thing in the act of destroying their life.

The ghosts/demons in this series of show represent the conflict/ problems of the two brothers. Without the demons/ ghosts, there wouldn't be a show or any interesting events happening in the show. Them fighting the demons together as siblings putting their life at risk show what kind of people they are and shows how they care for others and are passionate about what they do. They don't want what happened to them when they were little kids, happen to any other person cause they know how much they struggled and don't want anyone else to get hurt and have to go through whatever they been through at such a young age. The younger one with long hair is sam and the older one with short hair is dean.]]> 2022-01-28 23:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018768783 A Christmas Carol analysis akibmahdi1 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018771123 A Christmas Carol is subjected around an old man, Ebenezer Scrooge who is never happy with his surroundings. His character is the epitome of unhappy, unfulfilled, and selfish old man. Despite being able to live a happy life for himself, he is unkind and rude to others. Consistently, he offers his rude remarks and offerings. In one instance, he refuses services to those working under him. Despite it being a cold Christmas eve, he doesn't go out of his way to warm up the work place so that his employee can work in the right condition. In another instance, he makes rude remarks to his nephew kind words. Due to such awful manners, when scrooge comes home, 3 spirits/ghost visit him to allow him to see life from a different perspective. Each ghost carries him to a different timeline in which he can observe the cruelty and awful conditions faced by others. In the end, the visitation of these ghosts warrants Scrooge to change his ways and act with a better spirit and be more giving after seeing his own grave. 
The 3 ghosts of this novel represent the past, present and future. They merely serve to be a vision and serve to show the unseen perspective of Scrooge. Although each ghost can be represented as individual traits, they serve to be a second pair of eyes. Without the presence of such ghosts, Scrooge would've lived an unfulfilled life with strangers and those around him feeling happy for his passing. The initial presence of the ghost of past serves as a reminder for Scrooges past which leads to Scrooges miserable attitude. In a way, it shows the reason and way which he projects his mean childhood onto others.
-akib]]> 2022-01-28 23:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018771123 Sabito from Demon Slayer arifmiah28 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018772871 In the anime Demon Slayer it tells the story of young Tanjiro Kamado who he tragically lost his family to the hands of a demon not only that his sister Nezuko was turned into a demon this prompts Tanjiro to become a demon Slayer and learn how to kill demons. His final lesson to be allowed to take the demon slayer exam was to split open a huge boulder unable to do so Tanjiro met Sabito

Sabito ridicules Tanjiro's inability to cut the boulder in half and they spar with Sabito easily defeating him with a wooden sword while Tanjiro having a real one. These two go at it for 6 months with the results being the same until Tanjiro had finally grew and understood what it took to be a demon slayer. Their final battle Tanjiro splits his mask and it reveals a Sabito smiling being proud of the growth of Tanjiro. Sabito disappears and and Tanjiro realizes that he's finally sliced the boulder. Showing that Tanjiro is now ready for the Demon Slayer Exam and prepare to defeat a certain Demon]]> 2022-01-28 23:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018772871 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018774522 In the movie Sinister, True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming desperate for a hit. Going through boxes, he discovers the death of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. When old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison attempts to save his family before it's too late.
The ghost in Sinister has many names. Bagul, also known as Buhguul or Mr. Boogie, is the main antagonist. The origin is an ancient Babylonian pagan deity who consumes the souls of human children. He possesses a realm of his own and can travel into the mortal world. Once there, he is a tall, nightmarish, humanoid in the form of a man with pale skin and very long hair. He has dark eyes and a mouth that seems to be sown. Each family that was murdered had previously lived in the former family's house. The Bagul would manipulate their children into killing them. Each film was taken by their children and given a title. 





-Brandon Sze]]> 2022-01-28 23:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018774522 Girl from Nowhere https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778232 The show Girl From Nowhere is a Netflix original show where it talks about Nanno, a mysterious transfer student who has special powers that expose people's deepest darkest secrets. In every episode, she interacts with a student who she believes has her true colors covered. For instance, in Season 2 Episode 1, in the new school, she transferred to, there was a well-known playboy on campus. Many people have warned Nanno, telling her don't fall for his charm and appearance. However, she believes that makes him the perfect candidate. Due to his arrogance, he quickly fell for Nanno. As his karma for being a playboy, Nanno used her powers to impregnate the boy which resulted in him being expelled from school and abandoned by his family. 

The ghost of the story in the series is represented by Nanno's actions. Without Nanno, all these people hiding their true colors in the dark will never be exposed nor punished. Nanno's existence is more similar to karma. It lets people know that all the horrible things that one might do to others, eventually, karma will return to punish them. 
-Xilin Chen ]]> 2022-01-28 23:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778232 Doom Patrol https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778846 The show Doom Patrol is about a rag tag team of societal rejects with powers they see more as curses than as gifts. They live together in a mansion under a professor who cares for them when the rest of the world sees them as stains. Larry Trainor is one of them. He was an air force pilot going under an experimental flight. His plane had exploded and his body had forged with an astral spirit. He had gained immortality with the spirit but it had left his body disfigured and radioactive. Unable to deal with his new state of being, Trainor leaves his family and hides from public life.

The show picks up in current day where Trainor hides in his room taking care of plants. He had wrapped himself in bandages to block radiation. He is introduced as a man who had wasted decades of his life secluded from the outside world and he hates himself for it. When the town he lives in falls under danger and he along his room mates have to protect it, Larry realized he can no longer hide from himself and the ghost that resides within himself. Together they focus on rebuilding trust and self confidence. The ghost takes Larry through multiple flashbacks of his life showing how lying to himself and self isolating, even before the accident, had made him miserable. Eventually Trainor returns to try and reconcile with the family that he had abandoned after the accident and opens up more to his team. 

Jenny Mao]]> 2022-01-28 23:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778846 Ghost in Harry Potter (Sam) https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778964 In the series Harry Potter, ghosts were a common sight in the School of Magic, Hogwarts. Each of the four houses had a ghost that represented them, Slytherin with the Bloody Baron. Gryffindor with Headless Nick, Hufflepuff with Frair, and Ravenclaw with The Grey Lady. J.K. Rowling explains that these Ghosts were soul imprints of dead witches or wizards who had passed away, with a still strong attachment to the living. 
One Ghost in the series that was somewhat of a character was the Moaning Myrtle. Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts who suffered from intense bullying. She then suffers an even more unfortunate fate when she was killed by the Serpent of Slytherin while she was crying due to the bullying.
Myrtle's character was used to give readers or viewers a glimpse into the backstory of the supervillain Voldemort. It was explained that her death was simply an unfortunate collateral of Tom Riddle's (Voldemort) plan to become a powerful wizard.]]> 2022-01-28 23:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018778964 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018779364 In the movie Coco, there is a boy named Miguel who has a love for music and playing the guitar but it is banned in his family and he does not know why. He believes he is related to Ernesto de la Cruz who is a very famous and loved musician even after his death. Miguel went to his grave to borrow his guitar so he could be able to join a music competition. When Miguel touched Ernestos guitar he got cursed and transported to the land of the dead for stealing from the dead. He finds his deceased family members and needs their blessing to return to life. While giving Miguel her blessing his great grandma makes him promise to never play music again. Miguel refuses her blessing and runs away. He runs into Hector and asks him if he knows Ernesto and Hector says he will take Miguel to Ernesto only if he places his picture on the ofrenda once he returns home. Miguel needs a family members blessing from the land of the dead in order to return home and he needs it fast because he is turning into a ghost like everyone else. The ghosts in the land of the dead have important significance to Coco because it shows you another perspective to the day of the dead that we do not see. It will make you think of your family members who have passed. -Marilyn Buestan]]> 2022-01-28 23:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018779364 Nilaja: "Korra Alone" - The Legend of Korra https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018783566 The episode "Korra Alone", the first episode of the final season of the show follows the depression and journey of Avatar Korra after a battle that has crippled her worse that anything before, physically and mentally. She is haunted by the ghost of herself which takes the appearance of her on the day which traumatized her. It is her in the raging form of the powerful, almost godlike avatar state. It haunts her everywhere she goes, especially when she indulges in things to escape the trauma, such as the fight arena she joins. This ghost serves to remind Korra if the Avatar is even needed anymore in the world, and of the horrifying pain of her being poisoned, not being in control of all that power and going on a rampage. Zaheer, the main antagonist of the previous season had poisoned her with mercury to force her into the avatar state, then kill her in attempt to end the avatar reincarnation cycle for good. Now Korra's ghost makes her question if Zaheer was right after all, and so she disappears from the rest of the world believing the Avatar is not needed. This entire episode shows Korra at her lowest point, and it is an uphill battle both physically and mentally even after this episode. Eventually Korra meets Toph, the Earthbending master from the show's predecessor "Avatar: The last Airbender". Since some of the poison is still in her, even after years. She asks Toph to metalbend the poison out. Toph fails to do it because its causing Korra pain. Turns out the only solution is for Korra to metalbend the mercury out herself, which serves as an analogy to fighting depression, where even though it is needed to get help from others, you yourself have to be willing to also do the work. Even after that, Korra is still haunted by her ghost, even though all of the mercury is removed from her body. The ghost gradually stops appearing. but it is a realistic way of showing how people can't change in an instant, because Korra still has to believe that she is needed.
   ]]> 2022-01-29 00:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018783566 Ghost 1990 film https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018823678 The film "Ghost," is about a man named Sam Wheat who has a girlfriend named Molly. They were going out on a date when a man suddenly approaches Sam with a weapon. Sam gets killed but becomes a ghost and watches over Molly. Sam can see other spirits that tell him about how he became a ghost. He protected Molly from the same man that killed him that was trying to break into her apartment. Through a psychic Sam is able to communicate to Molly concerning the danger she is in. Sam's function is to help and guard Molly. 
-Naomi Walz]]> 2022-01-29 01:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018823678 Casper the friendly ghost - Abdul Moeed https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018838548 Casper the friendly ghost is about a child ghost who died because of pneumonia in his adolescent days. When his body quote on quote joins the spirit world, he quickly realizes how menacing other ghosts are to humans. Casper, on the other hand dies as a child and keeps that child like qualities in being his ghost self. He wants to play with others and make new friends and just be like any other child, but he is stuck in this dichotomy where he wants to meet others without scaring anyone. Also, in some scenarios Casper takes the moral high road in terms of treating others, as compare living and so called conscious. 

Casper takes the viewer/reader on a journey from a perspective of a child yet introduces the viewer to social commentary as where people commit transgressions when no one is watching them. Since Casper is a ghost, he can hide if needed and watch the people being their true selves. 

]]> 2022-01-29 02:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2018838548 https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2022407613 Ths movie is about two brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfood. Who are determined to bring ther deceased father back to life after Ian receives a magical gift on his 16 birthday that allows him to cast a spell, Ian is able to bring only half of his fathers body back, so the two must go on a journey to finish the spell and bring the rest of their father's body. They only have 24 hours to do so. Even though their mission was to bring ther father back, the film focused mostly in their bond as brothers, It shows Ians desire to bond with his brother to experience memories he never got to experience with his father. At the end, they did not get to see their dad how they wished but they got to experience many things together.
-Giomara Castillo]]> 2022-01-31 23:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vtomasulo46/a209rjw70nxr2ctr/wish/2022407613