But in a deeper, folkloric sense, Tante Sange is terrifyingly real. She is the cold spot in a well-organized home. She is the reason you check the lock twice. She is the humming in the floorboards that sounds like your mother, but isn't.
To understand the figure, one must first disassemble the name. "Tante" is straightforward—Dutch for "aunt," the well-meaning relative who brings knitted socks and overfeeds you with cake. Tante Sange