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In this blog I hope to analyze characters beyond their basic appearance. While I do believe in the existence of ghosts, most literature relating to the subject contains characters with inherent personality flaws and psychological problems that may well factor into their perception of being haunted. I intend to analyze these characters and present explanations beyond the basic idea that these stories are about hauntings. The presence of a ghost, especially in the works that I will examine, has deeper meaning. Their presence is tied to something else, and, in the case of the works I will look at, is a direct correlation to the characters in question.

Beyond this, many characters have traits that leave them as unreliable narrators. I would like to look at how their own bouts with life may have left them with scars, and how those scars may lead them to believe that their problems go beyond themselves. I'll look at what may be affecting them psychologically, and analyze how their own minds may be causing them to be haunted, that is, by themselves. I will then analyze whether the perceived haunting goes beyond the characters in question, or lies expressly with them.