Hi Class,
Here is where to post Coffeehouse #2!
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
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Both the stories āA Very Old Man With Enormous Wingsā and āThe House of Asterionā have a lot of things that they have in common with each other especially when thinking of gothic storytelling. We will start off with the characters. Both the Old man and Asterion were feared by the locals of where they are from. Asterion appears to be somewhat of a religious figure as seen towards the end of the story where people are seen sacrificing themselves for him, and many of the people being afraid of the Old man for having large angel like wings and speaking in its own language that the locals do not appear to understand. They are both rather mysterious as well, both of their origins are unknown we just know what it is theyāre doing in the moment but neither of the stories elaborate on what they are or where they come from.
Onward to the plot points, we will start off with the much shorter story of Asterion. Pretty much he is said to live completely alone, no one ever sees him and vice versa, he is always in the house just by himself, however it is said that every nine years nine individuals come to the house to perform some kind of sacrifice to Asterion, it isnāt too clear on why they do this but for whatever reason they do. For the other story āA Very Old Man with Enormous Wingsā itās a little bit more then that, they believed that the old man was an angel sent down from heaven but they soon found out that he appeared to be very sick, they believed that he was sent down to heal their child which wasnāt the case. Soon others began to notice this old man with wings. Eventually he becomes healthy again and he ends up leaving the family.
Finally we have the settings for both of the stories. In āThe House of Asterionā a lot of it seems to take place well in Asterionās house since itās pretty much all that is narrated in the story, you can also say the town where the locals live as well but itās not mentioned as much. As for āA Very Old Man With Enormous Wingsā that story seems to take place in the barn on the families property where they kept this supposed angel.
Hello professor Iām having trouble posting my Coffeehouse #2 so for the moment I put it in the comments. I keep attempting to post but itās greyed out
Hi Cody,
Two things to try: First, make sure that you are logged in. Second, make sure that you select a category. I find it is easier to edit and select a category when using the Classic Editor mode.
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
Hi Cody,
Make sure you select the correct “Category.” That is often the issue. Let me know if that works.
Best,
Prof. Scanlan