Examples Of Gothic Conventions
Adeleine Dauray
Ms. Nadler
English 12
February 5, 2017 The conventions of the Gothic that we have talked about so far this year are things such as masks, pointed architecture, the supernatural, haunted spaces, and young girls who are innocent and weak. A specific TV series on Netflix comes to my mind when I hear of gothic conventions: The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is very much about the supernatural. The main character, Elena, is a young teenager who lost both of her parents in a car accident. She is very weak, young, and a girl, relating to innocent girl theme. She falls in love with a much older man, who is 162 years old. Since he is a vampire, he appears a lot younger. His name is Stefan, and his older brother, Damon, is a villain. Villain’s are another gothic convention. He is very evil and dark with supernatural powers. Even more supernatural things in the Vampire Diaries include werewolves, witches, ghosts, and hybrids. …show more content…
Often times there is a step mom who isn’t nice, or no mother figure at all. This is the case with The Vampire Diaries and the main character Elena, who doesn’t have a mom or a dad. She is the only one who survives the car accident they got into, and now is an orphan with her brother trying to survive high school. They are very “innocent”, which is very gothic, and have to learn to take care of eachother on their own. They have an aunt, Jenna, who comes to take care of them, but she is still at college and neglects them so they are still on their own. The lack of the mother figure adds to the weakness and innocence of Elena and her brother, forcing them to deal with their high school problems alone at a young
Ms. Nadler
English 12
February 5, 2017 The conventions of the Gothic that we have talked about so far this year are things such as masks, pointed architecture, the supernatural, haunted spaces, and young girls who are innocent and weak. A specific TV series on Netflix comes to my mind when I hear of gothic conventions: The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is very much about the supernatural. The main character, Elena, is a young teenager who lost both of her parents in a car accident. She is very weak, young, and a girl, relating to innocent girl theme. She falls in love with a much older man, who is 162 years old. Since he is a vampire, he appears a lot younger. His name is Stefan, and his older brother, Damon, is a villain. Villain’s are another gothic convention. He is very evil and dark with supernatural powers. Even more supernatural things in the Vampire Diaries include werewolves, witches, ghosts, and hybrids. …show more content…
Often times there is a step mom who isn’t nice, or no mother figure at all. This is the case with The Vampire Diaries and the main character Elena, who doesn’t have a mom or a dad. She is the only one who survives the car accident they got into, and now is an orphan with her brother trying to survive high school. They are very “innocent”, which is very gothic, and have to learn to take care of eachother on their own. They have an aunt, Jenna, who comes to take care of them, but she is still at college and neglects them so they are still on their own. The lack of the mother figure adds to the weakness and innocence of Elena and her brother, forcing them to deal with their high school problems alone at a young