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Gothic Literature
Hey! Will somebody tell that man to quit holding his breath? He’s turning Blue!And those teeth! What? Hey! He’s biting me! He’s Biting me!
Definition Gothic literature plunges
it’s characters into mystery, torment, and fear in order to pose disturbing questions to our familiar and comfortable ideas of humanity, society, and the cosmos
Man! That fella on that table sure does have some big old feet! I bet he would be good at ski jumping!
Beginnings: From gothic
architecture of the middle ages
Gothic cathedrals:Irregularly placed
towersHigh stained-glass
windowsInspire awe and
fear in worshippers
That sure is long walk up that hill! And that kind of looks like the place where those flying monkeys come from. Hey! Wait a minute! Monkey’s can’t fly! Can they?
Gargoyles Carvings of small
deformed creatures at the corners of gothic cathedrals
Suppose to ward off evil spirits
Demonic look Mascot of gothic
literature Pssst…Why do you suppose that creature
over there ain’t got no eyes? Kind of creeps me out. Oh, Wait a minute! Here he comes! Hey! What are you doing? Quit! Oh! Stop it! Hey! My eyes! Oh my eyes! Man! These gnats are awful!
Characteristics: Helpless
victimNo control
over the victimizer○ i.e. –
damsel in distress
Could be either a man or a woman
Now look. I know you guys are not dumb or anything. But if a green man with a flat head comes up to you at a lake and wants to throw flowers into the water with you, you had better run!
Characteristics: Evil Victimizer
Immense or supernatural powers
Always associated with some sort of evil
Ladies…if you ever come a fellow with eyes the color of blood and teeth like spikes, hang on to him! He is sure to keep all the creepers away! Don’t you think?
Characteristics: Setting – sense of hopelessness and fear
Physical○ Large house or estate○ Frontier wilderness
Psychological○ In your mind○ Dreams○ Omens○ Foreshadowing○ Looks like somebody needs to cut their grass! Somebody
call the Homeowner’s Association! Let’s go up and confront that nice old lady who sits in the window up there. Mrs. Bates? Mrs. Bates? Are you up there? Mrs. Bates?
Characteristics: Mysterious Atmosphere
Oppressive, fearful, full of doom○ i.e. – a crypt
Supernatural eventsUnknown terrorWords that indicate fear
and mystery Now look Gil, I’m not telling you
again to cut those fingernails! You’re going to put someone’s eyes out with those things! I’m not kidding! Hey! Stop it! Ouch! Hey! My eyes! My eyes!
Characteristics:
Victim entranced by VictimizerFascinated
by their power
Hey! Don’t look now; but that feller ain’t got no head! Holy moly! That feller on that horse ain’t got head either! What’s going on here? Wait a minute! I thought it was two heads are better than none! Not, no heads are better than two!
Themes Rational vs. irrational Guilt and shame High emotions
Anger Surprise Terror Grief Obsessive love Greed All I’m going to say is don’t ever trust a man who is wearing a
black turtle-necked sweater. Especially if he has fire on the left side of his body! And those eyebrows! Just you look at those eyebrows! Look like demon wings to me! Hey! What are looking at? Stop it! Cut it out! Stop! Hey! Don’t! Oh1 My eyes! My eyes!
Connection to Romanticism
Thresholds of the unknown Shadowy region –
the fantastic The demonic The insane
Potential of evil in the individual Peer into the darkness at the
supernatural Let me give you some advice. If you ever,
and I mean ever see these two lovely ladies, you’d better turn around and run like there’s no tomorrow! And, I ain’t playing! Never trust anyone whose tube socks are not even!
American Gothic Gothic tradition established in
europe American Gothic Writers:
Nathanial Hawthorne – The Scarlet A
Washington Irving – Sleepy Hollow
Herman Melville – Moby DickEdgar Allan Poe – THE MASTER! Bald-headed men with needle-like finger nails are just
naturally creepy; don’t you think? He sure does have a nice jacket, though. I wonder if he would be willing to sell it? Let’s ask! Shall we?
The Individual Versus Society
When one person fights against against “the system” of societal norms.
Georgia Common Core Unit #2 Theme