What Motivated Joyce Carol Oates To Become A Gothic Writer?
Jose Alcantar
Prof. Gurfield
English 102
5/ 20/ 14
What Motivated Joyce Carol Oates to Become a Gothic Writer?
It is common in many gothic writers to have a dark past, using their writing as an outlet for coming to terms with their experiences. One of the most notable contributors to American gothic literature is Joyce Carol Oates. She lived a happy childhood in a small farming community, and attended the Catholic Church with her family. Oates has shown exemplary talent in writing even before she learned about the scandal her family was involved with. This suggests that Oates has had various influences—people, stories, and events that made her who she is both as a person and as a writer.
American author Joyce Carol Oates has more than 100 books and works of drama to her name. She was born in 1938 in a small farm community in Lockport, New York (Berlind, “Joyce Carol Oates”). Oates started her fascination in reading at a very young age. In her early teens, she consumed herself with the writing of William Faulkner. She began writing at 14, when she received her first typewriter from her paternal grandmother, Blanche Woodside (Berlind, Joyce Carol Oates”). She worked for her high school newspaper until her graduation in 1956. She was the first in the family to finish high school. Oates earned a …show more content…
Lovecraft’s tales foreshadowed the supernaturally troubled century to come. Lovecraft maintained an almost obsessive preoccupation with the dementia that resides just beneath the surface of the normal world universal (Guran, "Joyce Carol Oates: The Gothic Queen")." The stories are set in methodically described New England scenery, and describe the breakdown of lucidity while pressed by chaotic events. The stories provide a platform where reality and fantasy meet, nightmare and wonderland entwine, and redemption can only come from below universal (Guran, "Joyce Carol Oates: The Gothic
Prof. Gurfield
English 102
5/ 20/ 14
What Motivated Joyce Carol Oates to Become a Gothic Writer?
It is common in many gothic writers to have a dark past, using their writing as an outlet for coming to terms with their experiences. One of the most notable contributors to American gothic literature is Joyce Carol Oates. She lived a happy childhood in a small farming community, and attended the Catholic Church with her family. Oates has shown exemplary talent in writing even before she learned about the scandal her family was involved with. This suggests that Oates has had various influences—people, stories, and events that made her who she is both as a person and as a writer.
American author Joyce Carol Oates has more than 100 books and works of drama to her name. She was born in 1938 in a small farm community in Lockport, New York (Berlind, “Joyce Carol Oates”). Oates started her fascination in reading at a very young age. In her early teens, she consumed herself with the writing of William Faulkner. She began writing at 14, when she received her first typewriter from her paternal grandmother, Blanche Woodside (Berlind, Joyce Carol Oates”). She worked for her high school newspaper until her graduation in 1956. She was the first in the family to finish high school. Oates earned a …show more content…
Lovecraft’s tales foreshadowed the supernaturally troubled century to come. Lovecraft maintained an almost obsessive preoccupation with the dementia that resides just beneath the surface of the normal world universal (Guran, "Joyce Carol Oates: The Gothic Queen")." The stories are set in methodically described New England scenery, and describe the breakdown of lucidity while pressed by chaotic events. The stories provide a platform where reality and fantasy meet, nightmare and wonderland entwine, and redemption can only come from below universal (Guran, "Joyce Carol Oates: The Gothic