Author Archives: Alison

At first while reading this short story I was confused about the timeline. I was not too fond of this story because I felt it was hard to follow at certain points but I did enjoy the ending and felt … Continue reading →

When reading Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne there are many gothic themes throughout the text like isolation, good versus evil, doubt and morality. These themes are used throughout the text to show the struggles Goodman Brown faces on his … Continue reading →

Even before reading The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether I had extremely high exceptions because Edgar Allan Poe is such an amazing writer. The language he uses to describe the setting and each character is truly gothic. I … Continue reading →

Most of Dr.Jekyl and Hyde has a feel of a mystery with a build up to who these two characters truly are. Being that many are familiar with theae popular gothic character we wait for the moment where the truth is … Continue reading →

After reading Dracula I feel that there are many similarities with Shelley’s gothic novel of Frankenstein. The two texts are from the human perspective and shows two creatures that because of there societal abnormalities are feared. Dracula is described are … Continue reading →

The chapters from this weeks reading leaves me wondering, who is the monster? The “monster” is on the surface frightening and wretched, but inside he is an innocent being. Shelley showed the child like nature behind the monsters wants and … Continue reading →

As we discussed in class this book is framed in a way to tell a story from the characters perspectives and each character only tells what they feel will sway the other person to pity them. With Victor it is clear … Continue reading →

After reading “Castle of Ontranto” I now have a better understanding of gothic literature from a traditional standpoint. Being that this text was one of the first gothic texts of its time it highlighted most of the themes in a … Continue reading →