Author Archives: Cristian Valle

“A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner is a story I have read before. When I first read it it gave me a strange feeling mostly because I did not understand what was going on (I couldn’t keep interest in … Continue reading →

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story that seems to be connected to feminism in the 19th century. It makes it a good Gothic literature because it focuses on the issue around how woman are viewed and … Continue reading →

In “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” by Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar writes about the topic of mental illness. The setting takes place in an insane asylum and the narrator wants to know how things worked. It was … Continue reading →

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a book worth reading, it had a lot gothic elements for example the scenery of the setting which gave it a gloomy and mystery feeling. Also the characters who give a loneliness … Continue reading →

The beginning of Dracula gave me a sense of it being a epistolary novel because it is mostly through diary entries and letters. This is my favorite types of books because you have to pay attention to perspectives. For example, what is … Continue reading →

Frankenstein is turning out to be one of my favorite books. The plot and direction of the book is making me want to continue reading. What I found interesting was Frankenstein’s monster because of how he experienced the world and … Continue reading →

In the past I never payed much attention to Gothic aspects in literature since it didn’t interest me nor did I care for it. Not having read much Gothic literature I read ‘The Castle of Otranto’ with an open mind. At first … Continue reading →