| Person |
Extract from story |
What it tells us
about the character |
John
Hallock |
1. ...in the end things had always come my way...
somehow I'd always been able to dig one (plot) up
for him, so I'd begun to get a bit cocky as to my
ability (to write stories). |
1. |
| |
2. 'But my ghosts aren't a bit like you...'. |
2. sceptical |
| |
3. We scout around until we find a writer without
ideas and with a mind soft enough to accept
impression. |
3. gullible |
| |
4. |
4. creative |
| |
5. |
5. protective |
Lavinia
Hallock |
1. |
1. loves novelty
and thrills |
| |
2. |
2. spendthrift |
| |
3. |
3. suspicious |
| |
4. |
4. jealous |
| |
5. Buys the Ouija Board but says it is for John's
research |
5. manipulative,
clever |
| |
6. Does not flinch when she meets the ghost but talks
to her casually. |
6. strong |
