When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood and Co. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. Your nights will never be the same again. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts.
Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. įor more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. GradeSaver, 5 February 2023 Web.When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. Next Section Metaphors and Similes Previous Section Analysis How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous "The Screaming Staircase Symbols, Allegory and Motifs". Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. It is also a powerful symbol of how homes are personified and turned into a profound threat. go to investigate towards the end of The Screaming Staircase, is symbolic of the final test that Lucy, Lockwood, and Co. Symbol: Combe Carey HallĬombe Carey Hall, the haunted house that Lockwood and Co. In other words, "the problems" are symbolic of evil. "The Problems" are symbolic of the things which haunt London and come out at night, wreaking havoc and killing people. Because of his intelligence and ingenuity, Lockwood saves the health and lives of the people he works with, including Lucy and George.
Motif: Lockwood saving the dayĪnthony Lockwood, the fearless leader of Lockwood and Co., saving the day is one of the most important motifs in The Screaming Staircase. pop up to capitalize on "the problems," or the emergence of ghosts. In The Screaming Staircase, Lockwood and Co.
Lockwood and Co., Lockwood and Lucy's agency which investigates and destroys the supernatural, is symbolic of the way that people in a capitalistic society capitalize on bad things that happen. The screaming staircase is responsible for the death and injuries of many people it is an evil, almost demonic thing that is one of the antagonists of the novel. The namesake screaming staircase, which is the big set piece at the end of the novel, is symbolic of evil incarnate. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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