When I think about a phantom, my mind immediately goes to "The Phantom of the Opera." Although the phantom from this movie/play is very much alive, he seems to have powers. When Christine, the main character, first comes to know of the phantom, she thinks he is an angel who appears to her in dreams. Throughout, the phantom is able to, seemingly, be everywhere without others knowing, and he has a ghost-like presence. He is there in a material way, like Ray is through most of the book, but he still brings mystery and hints of the supernatural.
I also found this article about phantoms, which I thought was interesting because of the window incident. The ghosts/phantoms in this article are known to look out windows, whereas Ray looked into them. Maybe this connection to windows shows how these beings can see the living but cannot be a part of their world. Or, maybe he was just a perverted teenager. Take it how you will.
http://www.covnews.com/news/archive/9217/
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I also thought of the Phantom of the Opera when we were discussing phantoms in class. I guess the whole window theory makes sense. It really shows the barrier between the living and the dead.
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