Joe: The only policeman referred to by name, He examines an old zither with another policeman The narrator hears the sound of mysterious footsteps in the middle of the night.Bodwell is subject to mild attacks, like most people whom the family knows. Grandfather Thurber: The narrator’s grandfather whose bedroom is in the attic and is going through a phase where he imagines being in a war.Mother Thurber: The narrator’s mother is a sensitive woman, disorganized in some regards yet practical when she needs to be.Herman Thurber: Narrator’s brother who generally sleeps uneasily, always afraid that something would “get him” in the night.The narrator: James Thurber, the main protagonist as well as the one who narrates the incident.Adding to the comedy are the peculiar characters such as the narrator’s emotional mother, his bizarre grandfather, the useless cops, his overly terrified brother, and the strange neighbors.
#THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN POWERPOINT WINDOWS#
This short story, inspired by events that happened on the night of November 17, 1915, is Thurber’s recollection of the amusing situation that they found themselves in, caused due to the misconceptions of the author and his unusual family.Īppearing at first as a horror story, the story soon takes on a humorous style as the events evolving one after the other lead to a complete disaster with shoes being thrown, windows being smashed and policemen being attacked. ‘The Night the Ghost Got In’ is a humorous narrative by the American author and wit, James Thurber in which he narrates an imaginary account of an incident that took place one night during his childhood.
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