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The vanishing hitchhiker (or variations such as the ghostly hitchhiker, disappearing hitchhiker, phantom hitchhiker) is an urban legend in which people travelling by vehicle, meet with or are accompanied by a hitchhiker who subsequently vanishes without explanation, often from a moving vehicle.
Bringing Mary Home. This old bluegrass song discusses the familiar roadside entity. The song has been recorded by many, including Mac Wiseman and Red Sovine. In the song, the singer picks up a young woman on a cold and rainy night. He agrees to take her home. She’s pale and silent, but the driver assumes she’s just shaken and scared.
A protagonist (P) travels in a vehicle on a road. P encounters an Other (O) whom they regard as a normal human being. Later, P gains evidence that causes them to undergo a cognitive shift in their understanding of O. This reappraisal results in reinterpreting the O as a character who is not a normal human being.
In her paper on the Phantom Hitchhiker (Bennett, 2011), Gillian Bennett’s main proposal is that this legend typically deals with an unfulfilled life, as exemplified by the innocent young woman who is so frequently the phantom.
13 de ene. de 2021 · Paranormal Ghosts. Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker? By Deborah Hyde. You probably encountered the very idea of ‘urban legends’ thanks to the labours of Jan Harold Brunvand, retired Professor of English and eminent folklorist.
For an experienced hitchhiker-traveler they might sound funny, but it gives you a nice look in the mind of someone who picks up hitchhikers on a daily basis. "Every morning and evening, I see people hitchhiking on the 602 to get to Gallup and back."
9 de ene. de 2020 · A lesson to be used in gothic SOW that follows the story of the Phantom Hitch-Hiker but focuses on creative writing.
