Castle’s world is full of connections and symbols. The way Ghost’s characters interact with different symbols gives us a chance to compare and contrast the people who influence Castle.
My mom and I kept running, down the staircase and into the street, breaking into the darkness with death chasing behind us. We ran and ran and ran, until finally we came up on Mr. Charles’s store, which, luckily for us, stays open 24/7. Mr. Charles took one look at me and my mom, out of breath, crying, barefoot in our pajamas, and hid us in his storage room while he called the cops. We stayed there all night.
Castle’s father and his violence has a huge impact on Castle. Mr. Charles is another character who affects Castle. Think about the passage above before starting the activity on the next page. What happens? Where did Castle and his mother run to?