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In the short story, “Miriam,” written by Truman Capote, an old widowed women encounters a young girl while waiting in line for a play. They both have the same, rare, name, Miriam. The young girl later visits Mrs. Miller and badgers her. This makes Mrs. Millar very upset. Miriam is very persistent and invites herself to live with Mrs. Miller. Based on the text, I have concluded that Miriam is a ghost. One reason Miriam is a ghost is how the author introduced us to her in the story. The text first describes Miriam appearance as pale, silver-white long, straight, hair, thin, and fragilely constructed with a certain elegance to her. She is at a theater, all alone, at a young age and her parents are not present. She wants to get into the play and asks Mrs. Miller to buy her ticket for her because the workers wouldn‘t let her in. We later find out that she has a large vocabulary and seems a bit rude. She also doesn’t stay with Mrs. Miller but disappears in the