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A comparison between The Red Room and The SignalmanI prefer the story of "The Signalman" because I like stories with a mysterious ending or any mystery in the story yes . Just like at the beginning of "The Signalman", the signalman thinks the narrator is a ghost and the narrator thinks the signalman is a ghost too. It's like you no longer know who to trust and what is right or wrong. Not like in 'The Red Room', when the three elders were together when the hero came out of the room, looking at him in a disturbing way. At that moment I know that what the hero did was wrong and that something bad will happen to him. I especially like it when I don't know anything or what will happen and above all it keeps me in suspense. In "The Signalman", the story of the "apparition" haunting makes the Signalman feel very responsible for the two deaths that occur after seeing the ghost and listening to its warnings. The first death that occurs occurs when the signalman sees the “apparition” and listens to its warning. The dead and wounded were brought to the place where he was located. The second death happens to a young and beautiful lady. After stopping the train they find her dead in the cabin. It's a very strange and sudden death, which makes me feel creepy and scared, more than just knowing that someone died, how this person dies, and who did it. The most mysterious death occurs when the narrator goes to the signalman's cabin in the morning and finds him dead, peacefully under the "danger light". That's what I like, it's very mysterious and I don't know who did everything, not like in "The Red Room" the deaths didn't convince me. In "The Red Room" there are two previous stories about staying in "The Red Room". The first story is that a young duke remained in the room then ran out, opened the door and “fell headlong” down the stairs. It happens because he wants to conquer the “ghostly tradition” of the palace. The second story is that of a “shy” wife whose husband scared her to death, just for fun. HG Wells thinks it is “half credible”. In 'The Signalman', the signalman sees a "spectre", the way the ghost stands under the light is strange.