Author Archives: JorgeP

“A Rose For Emily” was a pretty interesting read. In the story I find the theme that makes this gothic is the fear of loneliness. I say this because as you can see Emily was royalty so she wanted to … Continue reading →

“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is another gothic story that we have read and discussed in class. To me it’s main gothic theme is temptation and betrayal. I say this because in the story Brown knows all these people … 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 →

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a book that I enjoyed a lot. This is another gothic story with similar gothic elements from other readings we have done such as Frankenstein and Castle of Otranto. These elements … Continue reading →

The story of Dracula bring back a lot of nostalgic memories to me, since growing up we would see movies and hear stories about vampires during Halloween time.This story has a lot of the Gothic themes we have gone over … Continue reading →

In the recent chapters that we have been reading for the book Frankenstein we have been learning more and more about the creatures true nature and how it becomes corrupted by society. The creature is born like any other baby, … Continue reading →

While reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley you see that this story has a main theme of Gothic literature which is a monster. In the story it is clear that Victor wants to play the role of a god because after his … Continue reading →

The “Castle of Otranto” was a interesting story. This piece of Gothic literature is special because it was one of the first text that introduced Gothic themes in a story. Some of these themes were the super natural, monks, and … Continue reading →