The spirit of Ms Broome who haunts the office where she once worked as she is so attached to her job.
Characteristics
Loyal, dedicated and took her job seriously at Ross and Bannister’s.
Lonely as she had no family and friends.
She is persistent, vengeful and also possessive over her secretarial job at Ross and Bannister’s.
Finally she is convinced that she should leave as her help is needed.
Textual Evidence
Ms Broome had worked for forty three years :girl, woman, old misery. She is unwilling to let go of her position and continues to defend her post, even after her demise.
The office was her home; the job was all she lived for as she did not have any family of her own. She had no place worth to go and she insists to stay on.
Miss Broome dies but she does not want to leave her job and insist to stay on. She types nasty messages to new secretaries to instill fear. The typewriter rocked as if with laughter, its keys clicking like badly fitting false teeth. She creates havoc with intention to scare those who will replace her place at the office.
Miss Broom leaves the office permanently after Lucy managed to convince her that Mr Bannister needs her help in the afterlife. The typewriter became silent, sunlight glittered on its keys making them looked wet.