American Gothic – writing assignment I Description: In the painting we see two people. We see the farmer holding a hayfork and beside him is a woman. The woman is most likely his daughter. The couple stands in front of a house styled by the “Carpenter Gothic” era. The sun is shining but the couple don’t look like they appreciate the weather or “something else”. They both look very stretched in their faces. The man has a long head and his mouth is like a parenthesis on the wrong side. The woman
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Southern Gothic literature has many of the same aspects as Gothic literature; Southern Gothic literature‚ which is a sub-genre of the Gothic writing style‚ is unique to the American South. It focuses on topics such as death‚ madness‚ and the super natural as well has having many mystical‚ bizarre‚ violent‚ and grotesque aspects. Gothic literature has left a deep impression to the people. Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O’Connor wrote stories filled with grotesque characters‚ violence‚
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other authors poems throughout history‚ they created a particular style of writing: romanticism. With the use of romanticism‚ these authors booned their stories/poems with aspects of mood with diction that helps convey darker themes. The elements of Gothic Literature in the short stories the “Black Cat‚” “the Devil and Tom Walker‚” and Sharp Objects create a morbid mood through the usage of grotesque scenery‚ psychological issues‚ and death. To begin‚ in the “Black Cat” and Sharp Objects death is taken
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Eng 151C-33 3/08/2013 Southern Gothic Fiction is a genre of literature unique to the American south. Major influences of the genre itself were the culture‚ religion‚ and economic standing of the south at the beginning of the 20th century. Many who read southern gothic are transported into a grotesque fantasy world where ideas of death‚ good versus bad‚ and god are all prevalent. Many American authors were greatly influenced by the ideas of southern gothic literature such as “Harper Lee‚ Flannery
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were once incredibly violent and dark‚ and I wanted to use the style of the Gothic to revitalize these elements in a new rendition of the story. The presence of dark‚ creepy settings (instances of pathetic fallacy) in the “barren” castle and untamed wilds respectively are definite Gothic elements‚ as is the inclusion of supernatural beings to create a heightened sense of terror in the audience. One of the most prominent Gothic elements that I used throughout the story is the idea of the “uncanny”—that
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Murder‚ horror‚ gore; these are just a few of the elements that fuel the Southern Gothic genre. Flannery O’Connor‚ a prominent 20th century author and writer of thirty-two short stories‚ was a well-known proponent of Southern Gothic literature. Her short stories not only highlight the macabre‚ but instill unease within readers‚ two purposes aided by the usage of irony‚ symbolism‚ and theme. Irony constructs an atmosphere of suspense within O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The story follows
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also reflective of the social and historical context in which they are created whether they buy into the beliefs of the time or rebel against them. We will see this by taking an in-depth look at the Castle of Otranto and the Turn of the Screw‚ two gothic novels. We will compare and contrast the effect of context on how the two novels use the
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An atmosphere of mystery must be properly portrayed in this type of literature with proper use of a specific use of gothic elements a proof that they exist. The picture of the existence of a second world for the adventurous girl together with a secret door separating the two worlds provide the film setting a proper analysis and segmentation of events as the viewer observes the anonymities in the secret world. The latter is presented to have a lot of super nature with the inclusion of ghosts and imaginary
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colors too). It’s about how you choose to express yourself” (unknown). Many people believe that goths are violent‚ abusive‚ murderers‚ and even satanists‚ but really they are a group of people who choose to express themselves in their own way. The gothic subculture is an accepting and family like culture that should be accepted by the community. First‚ to know the basics of goth subculture‚ we need to go through the history‚ definition‚ and types of goths. The best place to start is with what goth
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The Gothic Period is regarded as a grand step forward towards personal choice and creativity‚ allowing the artist to transcend beyond the simplistic forms of day-to-day life. The Gothic vocabulary gradually permeated all forms of art throughout Europe—pointed arches‚ trefoils‚ flying buttresses and other architectural ornaments. The dominant theme of the period was‚ without a doubt‚ Christianity and Christian ideals. The most produced works of the time were those utilized in churches such as reliquaries
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