Author Archives: Briana Estrada

Response 9-A rose for Emily

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Briana Estrada 11/10/16 In this short story, the story starts with the funeral for Emily Gierson whose life we learn about. Emily was once a regular woman but her personal life has been corrupted because of the pain of her … Continue reading →

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Gothic & darkness within faith-response 8

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Briana Estrada “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a young man still freshly married to his seemingly pure and good wife named ‘Faith’ and who is on some type of personal journey for one night. In … Continue reading →

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Response 7 -Briana Estrada

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Briana Estrada

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 →

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Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -response 6

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Briana Estrada -10/20 response #6   After reading the first few chapter of The strange case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde; we get to examine who are characters are, their personalities and motives. One of the main protagonists is Dr. Jekyll; … Continue reading →

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Dracula reaction-10/14/16 response 5

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Briana Estrada   While reading the beginning of Bram Stoker’s Dracula; we come past a very common style of writing like in the past gothic works we’ve read in class such as Frankenstein and Castle of Otranto. I think that … Continue reading →

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The final words -Frankenstein (Briana E.)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Response 4 -Briana Estrada 9/29/16 Towards the ending of the novel; the creature and Victor’s characters start to conflict even more than ever. All the the built up resentment of abandonment and hurt that the creature has towards Victor is … Continue reading →

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The creation of the monster-9/22/16

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Victor Frankenstein’s creation-Briana Estrada Further into Mary Shelley’s novel, we see the creation and coming to life of Frankenstein’s actual creature; I find it so interesting how the birth of the creature is so described such like a human childbirth. … Continue reading →

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The real story of Victor Frankenstein (9/15/16)

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Briana Estrada

9/15/16 Response 2- (Briana Estrada) Mary Shelley’s interpretation of Victor Frankenstein is one of the greatest works of literature let alone what we know as gothic literature. Shelley gives us the readers a clear imagination of who the real Frankenstein … Continue reading →

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Themes and concepts of The castle is Otranto-(Briana Estrada)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Briana Estrada

Main ideas/themes of the novel-(Briana Estrada)   In Horace Walpole’s classic gothic fiction novel, The castle of Otranto; there are many themes and concepts that give the meaning of gothic literature a new idea to readers who may have only … Continue reading →

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