Gothic Novel - Original Writing
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Gothic Novel - Original Writing Anne Weaver had been an orphan since a baby and had no memory of her parents. It had been difficult occasionally during her twenty three year life as there was little or no sympathy from people or society during these times and she had had to learn how to survive the hard way. She had never had a proper home and she had been living in an alley ever since she could remember with none of the comforts enjoyed by many others. Having managed to successfully beg for food, Anne was on her way home when she noticed a commotion. She moved closer to satisfy her curiosity and saw a stunning carriage drawn by four magnificent white horses. Out from the carriage stepped a tall, dark-haired man with a slim build, smartly dressed in a dark suit with tails and a bow tie. “What’s going on here?” she wondered, however her question would not take long to be answered. “Anne Weaver?” the man shouted, “Is there an Anne Weaver here?” Anne’s heart jumped as she heard her name, but before she could think about it she had pushed her way to the front of the crowd and said, “Yes my name is Anne Weaver, what’s this about?” The man looked down at the poor girl and shook her hand before leading her away from the rest of the people. “My name is Francis. I have important news to tell you, and I am at your service.” As they walked together he told Anne that she had an uncle that she was never aware of. He had recently passed away and she was the only living heir to his estate. She was to follow immediately with Francis to her uncle’s castle where she would live as all he owned was now hers. Filled with excitement, Anne packed her belongings, which was not a significant amount, before setting off in the horse drawn carriage to her new home. As they travelled on their journey, the surroundings changed; big pine
In this essay, the author
- Describes how anne weaver had been an orphan since a baby and had no memory of her.
- Narrates how the woman had never had a proper home and lived in an apartment.
- Narrates how she had pushed her way to the front of the crowd and said, "it's a good thing."
- Describes how anne weaver had been an orphan since a baby and had no memory of her.
- Narrates how the woman had never had a proper home and lived in an apartment.
- Narrates how she had pushed her way to the front of the crowd and said, "it's a good thing."
- Describes their name, francis, and the important news they have to tell you.
- Narrates how the town was much smaller to shop for the first time in her life.
- Opines that their butler told them to forget about it and that it would only cause them harm.
- Narrates how she was too scared to go and see what was causing them.
- Analyzes who grabbed her arm so hard and pushed her over.
- Asks the reader to tell him that they cannot see him at the moment, but ask if he can see them.
- Narrates how they sat down for their meal and he was charming.
- Opines that anne felt that this was a man it would be easy to fall for.
- Narrates how they were greeted by a clear sky and bright stars.
- Narrates how they started to force the woman towards the edge of the cliff.
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1355 wordsRead More - Gothic Novelsanalytical essayGothic is described as something that is destructive and barbaric which attracts and disrupts what is considered civilised. Therefore to a certain extent Jackson is right. however the “very act of speaking about these socially unspeakable is an ambiguous gesture (Punter p.417).” This is where the element of superstition and the paranormal come in. In Horace Walpole’s The Castle Otranto and Matthew Lewis’ The Monk this element of paranormal and superstition gives way or embodies the contradiction of society which Jackson speaks of, or at least some of them. Its is important to recognise however, that though the message or the plot of these stories are sometimes sarcastic or even impractical they do manage to interrogate society and its social norms. But still, while some things are addressed others are repeated and left unsolved and this is what I will try to explore. What does The Monk and The Castle of Otranto have to say about their society as well as how plot and character might impact on the message the reader ends up receiving.
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- Analyzes how walpole shows how important power is to manfred and in turn presents evidence of female subjugation.
- Analyzes how the element of superstition and the paranormal in jackson's the castle otranto and lewis' the monk interrogates society and its social norms.
- Analyzes how the castle of otranto brings to light many aspects concerning society but in a way the reader is not sure whether or not to take it seriously.
- Analyzes how walpole shows how important power is to manfred and in turn presents evidence of female subjugation.
- Analyzes how the castle of otranto does not resolve female subjugation, but other gothic novels do.
- Analyzes how walpole addresses traditional claims of land and property and the new claim of the private family in his novel.
- Analyzes how the monk is similar to the castle of otranto in that they both speak out against the corruption of the eighteen century ideal family values.
- Analyzes how lewis presents us with a sort of class struggle that is connoted but mirrors those of society.
- Analyzes how botting argues that the novels lack a clearly stated and convincing moral and the reader is pushed to have some sympathy towards ambrosia.
- Analyzes how the monk contradicts the idea of the female nature and the feminine role, arguing for the strength of human nature over gender.
- Analyzes how the loss of innocence is important in gothic fiction. both the monk and the castle of otranto take a stand against evoking morals by repressing education.
2333 wordsRead More - What Is The Connection Between Mystery And Gothicopinion essayAccording to the definitions, mystery is a strong feeling caused by something unknown, unreal and frightening.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that an old castle built in a gothic style should be isolated from the whole world, abandoned or sometimes occupied. the castle should contain secret doors and rooms, hidden stairs and exits, ruin sections.
- Explains that supernatural events such as fire, opening doors, strange sounds, steps, ghosts, shadows and sometimes they can be explained in a natural way.
- Analyzes how a powerful or tyrannical male person, who is influential, takes decisions, commands women in the stress.
- Opines that an old castle built in a gothic style should be isolated from the whole world, abandoned or sometimes occupied. the castle should contain secret doors and rooms, hidden stairs and exits, ruin sections.
- Explains that supernatural events such as fire, opening doors, strange sounds, steps, ghosts, shadows and sometimes they can be explained in a natural way.
- Analyzes how a powerful or tyrannical male person, who is influential, takes decisions, commands women in the stress.
- Analyzes the atmosphere of gloome and horror: different scenes which are not directly reffered to the main character, the description of ones funeral, environment.
- Opines that the standard set of gothic elements in a gothic novel should also include elements of romance.
- Opines that love is a source of life and death in the lives of the main characters.
- Opines that there should be love in vain. thou closer to the end the love may be returned.
- Opines that there should be obstacles when two people in love cannot stay together, such as ideologies or geographical obstacles.
- Explains that mystery is a strong feeling caused by something unknown, unreal, and frightening. gothic novel includes both mystery and horror.
- Explains the elements of the gothic novel written above give us some spur to understand the differences between gothic text and the other one.
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