This argument highlights that there are different perspectives among ghosts regarding how, when, and even if they should interact with the living. The language that Josiah Worthington uses to describe the baby is dehumanizing—which is ironic, given that the baby
is human while Josiah is an ancient ghost. Referring to the infant as a “creature” shows that he sees the baby as fundamentally different from himself and the other ghosts. While this may be true, Josiah seems to believe that this means the ghosts have no responsibility to care for the baby. But Mrs. Owens insists that they’re not done interacting with the world just because they’re ghosts.