Guide Mentor

Character Role Analysis

Lydia Deetz

Can a teenage girl be a mentor for dead people? You betcha. Lydia seems to understand death better than even the Maitlands. She can make sense of The Handbook for the Recently Deceased and helps them to come to terms with the Deetz family invasion of their house. In turn, Lydia gets some mentoring of her own—help with her homework and learning to be happy.