Author Archives: king

The story “A Rose for Emily” takes place in the 1800s, when segeragation, and racism is still very much alive, well the same can still be said for today as much we dont want to admit it. The characther of … Continue reading →

Earlyer this week we had read a short story called “Young Goodman Brown”by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a devout man in his religon, and one night he sts off on a journey into the woods, which thats odd as Brown … Continue reading →

Today we discussed Edgar Allen Poe. His stories are American unlike all the other ones that have been read up till now which have taken place in other parts of the world. Poe is a very unusual writer as his … Continue reading →

Recently we had started reading a new novel called Dr. Jerkyl and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Its about its a manered man (Dr. Jerkyl) with a alternate personality called Mr. Hyde. Jerkyl is a composed person as thats … Continue reading →

We have started reading Dracula, and so far im likeing what im reading. One of the main characthers John Harker was invited to the counts castle in a somewhat backwards country in which the prevailing idea is not science; like … Continue reading →

From what I have gathered from the story so far the creature tells a story one filled with strife, lonleyness, and confusion. Fron this the creature comes to understand that all people are inately good, but life, that insanity gave … Continue reading →

As discussed in class we touched on the novel Frankenstien by Mary Shelly, and my initial impressions of the novel are of one of intrest. My reasoning for this is because in the begining you get a breif overview of … Continue reading →

I never had any clue on the concepts of gothic culture, and after reading “The Castle of Otontro” my view hasent changed. The book itself is random with its acts, of trying to appear scary, but in reallity its trying … Continue reading →