Hi Class,

I want to begin the class by going over some key points of the Lloyd-Smith article. Specifically, I want to cover:

1-The idea that American gothic was derived from British gothic

2-The unique cultural pressures that led to a particular American gothic

3-The concept of innocence betrayed

4-American social anxieties and fears to influenced American gothic

 

Journal 3: write a 300 word journal in which you chose either Melville or Faulkner and answer these two questions: what lessons do the main characters learn? and what do readers learn? There may or may not be a difference between these two points of view.

Best wishes,

Prof. Scanlan