Author Archives: Elizabeth Gonzalez

After reading A Rose for Emily, I was left wanting more out of this gothic short story. Granted, some parts of the story did include elements which could categorize this story within the gothic genre, it just wasn’t as good … Continue reading →

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins was a very chilling story. We have another gothic story where the characters are isolated, and due to the isolation the characters begin to change. They are alone in a house, which has been … Continue reading →

The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether by Edgar Allan Poe was my favorite story from the class so far. The book taking place in an asylum made me feel extremely anxious, because asylums are usually known for their … Continue reading →

There are connections between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that considerably alters the way that we view them independently. Towards the end of the story we see the story through the eyes of Dr. Jekyll, and the way that he … Continue reading →

The first few chapters that we read of Dracula was very interesting. I really enjoyed the atmosphere that Bram Stoker set up while describing all the horrible things that occurred within the castle. There seemed to be a lot of … Continue reading →

While reading “Frankenstein” I came across a few moments that really stood out to me. One event was when the creature watched over the family that was exiled. At first he was saddened when he realized that he stole from … Continue reading →

Within the novel “Frankenstein” I found Victor Frankenstein to be a very questionable character who cannot place blame upon himself. Throughout the task of creating his monster he constantly stated that he didn’t want to go through with giving life … Continue reading →

Within the gothic novel “The Castle of Otranto” I found the murder of Matilda to be one of the most interesting parts. Manfred’s actions displayed careless thought into the murder of an innocent. Although at first her identity is not … Continue reading →