Mrs. Otis

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Mrs. Otis is a practical, no-nonsense American woman in Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost,” known for her modern, skeptical attitude toward the supernatural.

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Mrs. Otis canonical 4

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American woman ⓘ
female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsInMedium short story ⓘ
associatedWithTheme clash between American and British culture ⓘ
rationalism versus superstition ⓘ
attitudeTowardSupernatural rational ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ
authorNationalityOfWork Irish ⓘ
characterInWork The Canterville Ghost ⓘ
characterTrait modern ⓘ
no-nonsense ⓘ
practical ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ
contrastsWith Sir Simon de Canterville ⓘ
linked to: Lord Canterville
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
createdBy Oscar Wilde ⓘ
familyRole mother ⓘ
wife ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Canterville Ghost universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Canterville Ghost ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comic ghost story ⓘ
hasChild The Otis twins ⓘ
Virginia Otis ⓘ
Washington Otis ⓘ
hasSpouse Mr. Hiram B. Otis ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryRole supporting character ⓘ
memberOfFamily Otis family ⓘ
movesFrom United States of America ⓘ
movesTo England ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
offersProductToGhost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator ⓘ
publicationYearOfWork 1887 ⓘ
reactionToBloodstain treatsAsCleaningProblem ⓘ
residesIn Canterville Chase ⓘ
symbolizes American practicality ⓘ
modern materialism ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Hiram B. Otis → hasSpouse → Mrs. Otis ⓘ
The Otis twins → childOf → Mrs. Otis ⓘ
Virginia Otis → hasMother → Mrs. Otis ⓘ