counts The Canterville Ghost next to The Picture of Dorian Gray to the best-known works of Oscar Wilde and is only recommended in the original version because the films usually distorted and the books to supplement with very childish content or the writing style has changed too much. In this issue of dtv both the English as well as successful German version included. When the American Ambassador Mr. Otis buys Canterville Chase, he shares a descendant of the Canterville that a ghost haunts the place his family and he understands if he does not want to buy the property. Mr. Otis seems to impress Americans as an experienced but little, and replied that he would then also include the ghost in the purchase price. The house servant is visibly upset and tells of a recurring blood spot by the fireplace, said to have murdered at which point the ghost of his wife. The exact motive for the crime is still unknown. The ghost after a while, however, uses the opportunity to scare the new inhabitants and moves with chains rattling and groaning through the gears, to Mr. Otis it provides oil for the chain. Offended he longs for revenge, but none of the family members can be frightening. The evil twins scare the mind, even with a glowing turnip ghost, a bucket of water poured over his head, spread butter and nut shells in the corridors and even the living suit of armor, which he carried himself during his lifetime, shows no effect. The anger slowly gives way to despair, as the ghost scared already a multitude of people, including a butler and a woman in the suicide operation, the love between two people destroyed fatal collapse of other visitors mentally or die of a stroke lies. The ghost is in the original version of the story quite dangerous, as described in various children's versions.
Only the five-year-old Virginia feels pity for the ghost, which one day she looks sad and melancholy, sitting in front of a window. It has not slept for centuries has, in his own death on his own and his wife's eyes and longs only for the salvation of eternal sleep. To receive absolution, you must mourn Virginia but open and honest about the ghost and his sins. When the girl suddenly disappears, her father and begin Virginas future fiance in an illuminated by moonlight Night to find her. The topic of death, love, sin and salvation has even after today's perspective, very authentic, since both the sad, but fault-prone ghost, as may convince the innocent and friendly personality of Virginia. It has the action a lot of humor and especially social criticism of the Americans and their relationship with England. Amusing moments alternate with melancholy and creepy content, which is very dependent on the psyche and the imagination of the reader.
9 / 10
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