Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was a famous Irish writer, poet and playwright born on October 16 in
Dublin. Wilde is known for being one of the most important playwrights of the 19th
century.
Wilde studied at Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford where he
stood out due to his intelligence and his ability to write, during his career he wrote a
series of plays that it came to Turn into a hit among them includes” Lady
Windermere’s Fan” and The Importance of Being Earnest “After finishing his studies
he moved to London where you get to Turn into a prominent figure in the artistic
literary society of the time.
Oscar Wilde’s works are characterized by his ingenuity of social criticism, especially
in the Victorian era in which he found himself, as well as the ability to intertwine
comedy and drama in his texts, they always tend turn up in exaggerated situations as
well as the use of fantasy.

Especially in the time he lived, in this case the society of the Victorian era as well as
many times his characters lack emotional depth since he does describe the character
but as such you cannot see most of the feelings and emotions of characters. However,
Wilde’s life was marked by controversial scandal, in 1895 he was sentenced to two
years of hard labor for “serious incident” due to his homosexuality and after serving
his sentence he lived the rest of his life in exile in France where he died. On November
30, 1900. Despite his short life, his legacy of his literary works endure to this day, as
his works are an inspiration for contemporary writers and artists.

Historical moment of the story

The story “The Canterville Ghost” was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in
1887. This historical period coincides with the Victorian era in England, which was
characterized by Despite significant changes in society, politics, economy and culture,
people of the Victorian era decided to carry on with their daily lives.

During the Victorian era, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, What bring
about great transformations in the social and economic sphere. The literature of the
time reflected a growing concern for issues such as morality, social class, religion and
technology.

In this context, ‘The Canterville Ghost’ by Oscar Wilde is related to his time in the
way that he presents the story to us among people of high society since it is what was
reflected in that time in addition to presenting us with middle of the story the way to
look up to people from high society.

Also in seeing two cultures, one of them is that of the United States and the other is
that of England, each of them showing certain characteristics that differentiate those
countries through their characters, showing in it what life was like for the upper class,
making criticisms of their norms and behaviors.

This work not only challenges the literary conventions of its time, but also represents a
subtle criticism of the social norms and mentality of the Victorian era. Therefore,
“The Canterville Ghost” not only reflects the context of the Victorian era, but also
challenges and questions the social norms and expectations of that time.

Critics about the story

Some opinions point out that the story creates its characters and its story very freely.
Furthermore, the author expresses himself throughout the story in a way that usually
surprises us. When hearing the title of the story, one think that the story is going to be
horror, but as one reads one realices that the story can be observe** other series of
emotions and themes such as regret, life and love, which can come to surprise us why
one as a reader would not think of encountering a story that usually sounds terrifying
but when reading the story find these types of theme

Synopsis
The story “The Canterville Ghost” tells the story of an old and moody ghost who has
tormented and drive away people who want to live in the Canterville mansion for
centuries.
But all this changes when an American family, the Otis, moves into the mansion and
must deal with the ghost, that treats them out or see to they leave, but despite the
ghost’s attempts to scare the Otis family, they are completely indifferent to his antics.
Over time, the ghost begins to get in frustration at his inability to scare the Otis,and
finally the ghost begins to count on friendship of the young daughter of the Otis family
who will help give an important change to this story.
In the trajectory of history, various situations develop that we can observe but you can
get to explore deeper themes like repentance and redemption.