Monthly Archives: October 2016

Everything about the story, “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” by Edgar Allen Poe, seems exaggerated. Many of the features in the story such as the setting, the dinner table, the characters physical attire, and even the way … Continue reading →

Today we discussed Edgar Allen Poe. His stories are American unlike all the other ones that have been read up till now which have taken place in other parts of the world. Poe is a very unusual writer as his … Continue reading →

Briana Estrada 10/27/16 The insanity in Edgar Allan Poes’ “The system of Doctor Tarr and professor Fether” is filled with insanity that we’ve never seen before. The unnamed narrator takes a journey in the south of France with an acquaintance … Continue reading →

 “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” by Edgar Allan Poe is a very interesting story. At the beginning of the readings, we see an example of gothic description with the threatening “lunatic asylum”. The quote that represents this … Continue reading →

Edgar Allan Poe is known for writing famous tales of horror and mystery. I knew “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether” was going to be story that was going to be mysterious and was going to be written … Continue reading →

While I was reading “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” by Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote about mental illness. I could imagine it has a movie while the narrator explains what’s happening, approach the mad house, he explain the setting … Continue reading →

The works of Edgar Allen Poe are classics. I am more familiar with his works such as Anabel Lee, and of course The Raven. Knowing of his works and writing (and hints by Professor Garcia), I was expecting a turn … Continue reading →

Reading this story from Edgar Allen Poe was quite interesting. The story shows many elements of gothic such as its dark, mysterious, and it also contains a twisted plot. The setting as well is gothic, due to it being in … Continue reading →

When I first started to read this story it somewhat caught me off guard, with the previous discussions we have had in class about homosexuality being an underlying theme that the gothic literature presents when the narrator began traveling with … Continue reading →

In my high school days Edgar Allen Poe came up a lot when it came to books we read in English class. I mostly remember him for his poems but this was a first when it comes to reading his … Continue reading →