James Patterson's book “Witch & Wizard” is about two teen wizards, Whisteria and Whitford Allgood. Whisty and Whit are brother and sister living in a dictatorship-like society called the New Order (N.O.). In the N.O. any disobedience or ideas of magic will be punished. Also, anyone under the age of eighteen will be evaluated and corrected if they do not comply with the N.O.'s ideas. The dictator of this new society is referred to as The One Who Is The One. The One is supposed to be an all powerful leader, who has powers far greater than Whit and Whisty. The story begins when Whisty and her family are being captured by the N.O.'s Special Forces. This book is a great recommendation to those who like Gothic literature and dark depressing events …show more content…
One of the settings takes place in a mental hospital converted into a prison. The mental hospital is described as dark, gloomy, and dank. The cell Whit and Whisty are being condemned to can be compared to a futuristic dungeon. The text states, “I brandished my drumstick as if it were actually a magic wand. To my complete and utter astonishment, we heard a real live crack of electricity, and actual sparks flew out of the end of the stick. The TW gave a startled cry, and then there was a boom like a jet had just broken the sound barrier. When the smoke cleared, Whit and I were standing there, looking at … well, an honest mistake. But a very bad mistake all the same. I COULD HAVE SWORN I said pumpkin. Didn’t I say pumpkin? Um I think I Just turned the Tattling Weasel into a lion” (127-128). The text explains the book features Gothic literature as a primary theme; there are many other examples of magical events in “Witch and Wizard”. If you have a fetish for Gothic literature, this is a book for you. Even if you do not have a fetish for Gothic literature, this book will make you develop …show more content…
Later in the book Whisty and Whit learn of their powers and train to rise up against the N.O and The One Who Is The One. The text states, “Let’s review: 1. I, everyday ordinary Wisty am a witch. Washboard-tummy Whit is a wizard. We don’t exactly know how to control our powers. 2. Whit and I were sentenced to death by an insidious individual named The One Who Is The One. 3. And my parents are wanted for treason. And we still have no idea where they are, or whether they are still alive. 4. We were tortured in a magic- dampening prison. So possibly we’re more powerful than we even know. 5. A dead girl- who just happens to be the true love of my brother’s young life- showed up mysteriously and rescued us from prison. 6. I turned Byron Swain into a weasel. That, I’m very proud of. 7. The world is actually plural, not singular. Between the Shadowland, Freeland, Overworld, and Underworld, it’s hard not to lose count. 8. And one of those worlds is being run by a bunch of kids … from the manager’s desk in a semidemolished department store. It isn’t paradise, but at least it’s a place where freedom still reigns. 9. I am asked to help orchestrate a prison raid that might save kids from being vaporized” (193-194). The text explains that even though the two teen wizards have gone
Gothic literature, such as The Night Circus, “The Devil and Tom Walker”, “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”, and “Masque of the Red Death”, are known for incorporating gothic elements such as the supernatural, death, and fascination with the past.
Maguire, Gregory. Wicked: the Life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West: a Novel. New York: HarperCollins, 2009. Print.
...hey are made to try his experiment for teleportation. The children travel to different worlds and are followed back by a witch who, after destroying her own world, wants to rule theirs. The children work together to stop the witch and send her back to her original world. Unfortunately, the place they expect to go is not where they end up, which results in the witch escaping in to the newly created world of Narnia. On the bright side, Diggory nourishes his mother back to health and plants a tree which will later be used to build a wardrobe that becomes a doorway to Narnia. Because The Magician’s Nephew is written late in the series, the reader, who already knows about Narnia, learns how Narnia came into being and how the human race became involved there.
These are the kind of things we will look for in three of the stories we are going to review to see if we can find the stuff that make them Southern Gothic. But first we have to to take a look at two of the authors of these stories to see if we could get a better understanding of their writings. And in addition get some background into their style of writing.
According to figure 1.4 this explores how enjoyable the selected people have enjoyed reading the novels that they have come across. The responses range from ages like 21 to 63 who have read the ins and outs of these books and have come up with their own interpretation about the novels that some consider ‘Classic Gothic Lit’ and others consider not good like the short percentage of people who said that Hill’s The Woman in Black is not an enjoyable read as well as, The Monk. However, the largest percentage that people thought was an enjoyable read was Stoker’s Dracula alongside Shelley’s Frankenstein which are both considered such classic Gothic Literature whether or not people enjoy reading or not.
The blending of terror and romance in Gothic Literature was used in a unique combination to attract and entice the reader into the story. The terror in the literature helps the reader explore their imagination and form their own picture setting of what is happening. Using romance in the story also keeps the reader's attention because of the unknown and the curiosity of what happens next. The Gothic writing became popular after the Romantic period because readers were still a...
Gothic literature and magical realism go hand in hand, both provide a lasting impact within the story, and they’re all unique. Romance, death, adventures and provoking sounds all work together in harmony rather than in
the elements of a gothic novel as it is not set in a remote place or a
The witch is both vulnerable and a powerful figure. The resulting tension between power and powerlessness as a response to laws created by those in power, rather institutionalised power: men, can be seen as expressed through such binary metaphors as that of physical strength and beauty versus weakness and ugliness, kn...
Many authors use Gothic literature in their common works like “The Black Cat,” written by Edgar Allen Poe, “Prey,” by Richard Matheson, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by Washington Irving, “The Feather Pillow,” by Horacio Quiroga, and “A Rose For Emily,” by William Faulkner. In effort to create a sense of mystery, suspense, and superstition, these authors use these Gothic Elements: Entrapment and Violence. By using these elements, authors illustrate their belief that one should express themselves through individualism.
In today’s literature there are many types of genres that people find fascinating, all the way from fantasy to non-fiction. A very interesting genre is Gothic Fiction, where many elements are used to such as violence, ghosts, monsters and many other dark and mystical elements that make up Gothic Fiction. There are many great authors who are well known for their dark gothic style such as Edgar Poe, who has written the short story “Fall of the House of Usher” and the “Black Cat,” or Horacio Quiroga who has written “Feather Pillow” and a more recent author, Ransom Riggs who has written Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. These three author’s stories all have gothic elements, such as psychological issues, death and fear that parallel one other which shows a common trend between gothic literatures.
Beginning: Jared, Simon, Mollary, and his mother Helen moved from the big city, to a mansion that was in a forest because their mom divorced. All the family where happy except Jared he was very mad because he didn’t wanted to move. They start looking the house and all the windows where cover with salt and where a lot of pictures of his Aunt Lucinda. Jared goes to the attic where it was a study. In the study, Jared finds book titled: "Arthur Spider wick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World around You." Jared reads the book, it was a warning that say don’t read it. In the book shows how Arthur Spiderwick spend his life imagining invisible creatures. He reveals how some are kind, and how some are evil.
Gothic literature has greatly influenced today’s horror and suspense genres. Edgar Allan Poe wrote many short stories, most of which were filled with dark elements and a deep awareness for the capacity for evil. The Fall of the House of Usher is a key example of gothic literature through the use of grotesque characters, bizarre situations, and violent events. All of these elements come together and express dark impulses and emotion.
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. Norton Critical ed. 3rd ed. Ed. William M. Sale, Jr., and Richard J. Dunn. New York: W. W. Norton, 1990.
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. Norton Critical ed. 3rd ed. Ed. William M. Sale, Jr., and Richard J. Dunn. New York: W. W. Norton, 1990.