<P> During the course of the story , as narrated from Sir Simon 's viewpoint , he tells us the complexity of the ghost 's emotions : he sees himself brave , frightening , distressed , scared , and finally , depressed and weak . He exposes his vulnerability during an encounter with Virginia , the Otis 's fifteen - year - old daughter . Virginia is different from everyone else in the family , and Sir Simon recognises this . He tells her that he has not slept in three hundred years and wants desperately to do so . The ghost reveals to Virginia the tragic tale of his wife , Lady Eleanor de Canterville . </P>
<P> During the course of the story , as narrated from Sir Simon 's viewpoint , he tells us the complexity of the ghost 's emotions : he sees himself brave , frightening , distressed , scared , and finally , depressed and weak . He exposes his vulnerability during an encounter with Virginia , the Otis 's fifteen - year - old daughter . Virginia is different from everyone else in the family , and Sir Simon recognises this . He tells her that he has not slept in three hundred years and wants desperately to do so . The ghost reveals to Virginia the tragic tale of his wife , Lady Eleanor de Canterville . </P>
who is telling the story in canterville ghost
who is telling the story in canterville ghost
Sir Simon
Sir Simon