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    Charlotte Bronte the gothic style of writing is used to help bring out the different themes. There are gothic qualities within the novel such as the usage of masks‚ the atmosphere in many of the scenes‚ and a heroin being the main character and living “happily ever after”. This essay will analyze how the gothic style is used within the novel. First and foremost the reader is introduced to the narrator and main character of the novel: Jane Eyre. It is very common to see in gothic tales that the lead

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    different cultures; however‚ their credibility is questionable. When taking into consideration ghost‚ demons‚ angels‚ possession‚ etc‚ it is questioned on whether or not these things exist or are a cover for mental instability. In the movie The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick‚ Jack torrance accepts the responsibility of watching over the Overlook Hotel. Although a spacious and visually pleasing hotel‚ it is believed that the previous caretaker obtained “cabin fever” and killed his family

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    till now‚ a year and eight months and a hundred and fifteen pounds. If something were to happen to him I do not know what I would do. Given the opportunity I would do anything for him because he has become a very special addition to my family. In Stephen King’s Pet Sematary the main character Louis Creed is an established man. He is a doctor with a house‚ a wife‚ two kids‚ and a cat. He has his share of problems but he is

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    story in high school) and 2. Stephen King’s‚ Suffer the Little Children (because I really like Stephen King). The one I chose to write about however was the second one. The plot starts out with a third grade teacher named Miss Sidley. King in the first paragraph of the story aptly compares her to God‚ by explaining how she knows every detail of her class from those chewing gum‚ to those wanting to go to the restroom to trade baseball cards instead of use the facilities. King shows this absolute power

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    King assumes that all humans demonstrate cruel and aggressive impulses occasionally. In order for people to express and unleash these natural impulses in a controlled and safe environment‚ they engage in these types of entertainment‚ which enables them to forestall their needs to act it out in real life. King refers to it as the “safety valve” theory of catharsis‚ implying that there is a process of cleansing

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    Edgar Allan Poe; one of the most famous gothic writer known to America. His work consists of dark mysteries which mostly revolve around death. Many say that the reason of Poe’s gothic writing style would be because of his past. It is well known that Poe’s work would reflect himself in one way or another. As a matter of fact‚ according to a short story written in 1839 titled‚ “An overview of the ‘Tell Tale Heart‚’” John Chua mentions that “Critics who have studied Poe sometimes suggest that his characters

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    Film is an important part of culture‚ because it combines aspects such as song‚ story-telling‚ art and expression. The scenes of a film come together to create harmony and to express an idea. The Shining is a film that expressed Stephen King’s novel in a cinematic way. In every scene from this film there are indications of formalist techniques‚ when viewed all together as a movie‚ the idea of this movie being formalist is ensured. The movement of the camera when we follow Danny down the hallways

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    The Yellow Wallpaper and The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde represent the gothic genre‚ it can be viewed as too simplistic because of the complexity within the Gothic genre; both showing clear distinct differences between each other. ‘Dr.J+Mr.H’ explores the Duality of man through the beast like character of Mr. Hyde‚ with clear conventions of the Classic Gothic. TYW on the other hand representing the modern Gothic‚ replacing the supernatural with the irrational‚ which is not seen as monstrous

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    Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) After I read the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and see the movie The Shawshank Redemption‚ based on the book‚ I have to denote some differences and similarities. In general the movie is very loyal to the book but I believe that the most important aspects are as follow. For example‚ they are similar in the time line. In the movie we can observe with clarity the 40’s environment‚ old fashion car‚ the shoes

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    problems in symbolic language.” is the key of understanding. Writers‚ especially Stephen King have this ability to transform this language into moving‚ scary stories that keep people wanting more. Most experience writers have the gift of using life experiences as King’s analogy of the flipbook of personalities‚ events‚ and settings for their book. For example‚ Danielle McGee‚ a friend of mine‚ wrote a story about a

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