Answer :
In the poem "The Haunted Oak" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, there is a sense of fear and danger associated with the ghostly presence. The speaker in the poem describes how the oak tree, which was used for a lynching, becomes haunted by the ghost of the person who was killed. This haunting is portrayed as a malevolent force, seeking revenge or justice for the unjust death:
"For the tree, that grows in the gory ground,
Is thinking, perhaps, of the deed it hath done;
And the oak has a tongue in its rusty bark,
And the words of the oak in my soul I hark."
This suggests that the ghost of Buck, like the haunted oak in the poem, may have motivations that involve harm or revenge.
In another poem, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is haunted by a raven that repeatedly utters the word "Nevermore." The raven's presence is ominous and foreboding, leading the narrator to fear for his own sanity and safety. This can be seen as a metaphor for the fear of the unknown and the inevitability of death:
"And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!"
In both poems, there is a sense of danger and impending doom associated with the ghostly presence, which aligns with Will's fear that Buck's ghost may be present to harm him.
