Category Archives: Response 7

Reading this story from Edgar Allen Poe was quite interesting. The story shows many elements of gothic such as its dark, mysterious, and it also contains a twisted plot. The setting as well is gothic, due to it being in … Continue reading →

When I first started to read this story it somewhat caught me off guard, with the previous discussions we have had in class about homosexuality being an underlying theme that the gothic literature presents when the narrator began traveling with … 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 →

The system of Dr. Tarr and prof. Fether is a very strange story compared to all the novels we’ve read so far. Very unique if I may so. This story illustrates lots of bizarre, ridiculous scenery. It brought my attention … Continue reading →

Having read a couple of Edgar Allan Poe’s work before I knew this story was going to be interesting. I had already imagined there would be a surprising turn of events towards the end of the book while reading the … 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 →

Even before reading The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether I had extremely high exceptions because Edgar Allan Poe is such an amazing writer. The language he uses to describe the setting and each character is truly gothic. I … Continue reading →

The system of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether was oddly funny, which is probably why it is considered dark humor. However, the ideas discussed in the story were not so funny. The whole idea of the system the soothing not working and … 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 →