Essay on Castles and Kings Crumble

Although many gothic novels are written in a complex manner, the novel “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” is very different. This gothic novel is written in a simplistic fashion which is understandable on the surface. However, if one digs deeper than the surface of this novel, “We Have Always lived in the Castle,” proves to be full of details and themes. There are many important themes in this story and some which are not as important. In the novel, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” there are many extremely important themes such as, domesticity, rich vs. poor, and sibling relationships. Also, in the novel, “We Have Always lived in the Castle,” there is one theme which is not essential to the novel, which is the supernatural and potential witch elements in this story. All of these themes help to portray the message of Shirley Jackson’s novel, “We have Always Lived in the Castle.”

"He was only a man who had meant well, who had been spurred along the course of thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity. Justice had been his last attempt-to do nothing which was not just. But it had ended in failure" (White, OAFK 634). The "he" in this passage refers to King Arthur, the main character in T.H. White's The Once and Future King and Book of Merlyn, who failed in his attempt to unite England due to the mistakes made by him and those close to him.

The once subjugated Saxons were required to raise a knoll that was twenty-one meters high and surrounded by a dry trench. There were Wooden pikes or posts that protected the buildings on top of the knoll, while to in the south and east of the knoll there were yards that were protected by banks and ditches this all this was to set in motion the ground work for the castle of Norwich. Edward Boardman a Norwich born architect completed the Norwich Castle, a medieval and fantastic defense structure in the city of Norwich which was one of the greatest castles of its time because of its architecturally advanced structure, a symbol of military power, and a symbol of political control that was founded by the Normans.

We Have Always Lived In The Castle is a novel written by Shirley Jackson, a popular and influential American writer of the 20th century. The narrative revolves around two sisters, Mary Katherine and Constance, who live together with their amnesic and out-of-touch Uncle Julian in their opulent, ancestral home. The sisters’ parents and brother, as well as Uncle Julian’s wife are dead, all killed by arsenic put into the sugar bowl one night at dinner. Constance, who cooked the meal, was acquitted for the crime but was still held suspect by the village while strangely enough, Mary Katherine had been sent to her room without dinner that night as a punishment and therefore was never questioned. Despite this tragedy, they seem to live happy, stagnant lives until their distant cousin Charles shows up desiring the family’s wealth and bringing radical change. The novel is played out through the consciousness of the younger sister Mary Katherine or “Merricat,” who has wild fantasies and modes of processing the world around her, inserting the reader into her demented imagination. Shirley Jackson employs fairytale and witchcraft into the story through imagery and symbolism presented by Merricat in order to convey the psychoanalytic effects of ignorance and isolation.

Running up a hill, guns in hands with bullets whizzing by you, You and 4 others following close behind, slowly being gunned down 1 by 1, Frightened he might be next. Storming a castle by yourself with Germans in it. And have the heart of a lion. Vernon Baker was an African american who was Well respected among the ranks as a First Lieutenant.

The Castle of Ontario contains many elements of male gothic. The most blatant of these elements being the terrorization of a female victim as in the case of Manfred pursuing Isabella, explicit images such as the gruesome scene caused by the helmet falling on Conrad, prison settings such as the chapel holding Isabella or Theodore’s imprisonment, supernatural and tragic undertones everywhere such as in the case of Milfred’s undying love for an unappreciative prince, and the eventual death of Theodore’s beloved. A shallow reading of the book might leave the reader with the impression that this novel is an archetypal male gothic novel. A closer inspection actually offers striking commentary on Classic male gothic through the juxtaposition of Manfred

As I returned home that day early I was overcome with emotions. I have worked so hard at my job; I was the text book example of what to do at my job in hostile situations. However, this still happened. I replayed those moments over and over in my head for the next few days,

William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily also displays the same fold-in-on-itself mystery that We Have Always Lived in the Castle calls forth. In both stories, past time is brought to the reader’s attention, both through flashbacks, as found in We Have Always Lived in the Castle and through a narrative present reporter that gives information on a past story-arc, where he or she is well aware of the ending, i.e. the present. The two stories also both hold an element of mystery for crimes that are only implied, but never actually expressly stated by the person committing them. For much of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the reader does not know that it is Merricat who poisoned the sugar bowl. It is not until the house has already been halfway

Castles of Steel; Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. Robert K. Massie. Ballantine Books, 2003. 865 pages with 23 maps and photos. Paperback. $20.00.

My mobile phone vibrated in my pocket. I picked it up. I looked at the

The building of a castle was a monumental task; it required many laborers and took many years to complete. When a lord had decided to build a castle, he would hire a Master Builder to design and build the castle. He would choose a design for the castle. The castle was meant to be the fortress of the lord so it had to be strong. Castles had many different types of defense to protect the Lord and his family. The many types of defense that castles had meant that those attacking had to develop ever more strategic and powerful ways to attack the castle.

I was sick of it so I didn’t do anything I stayed right there in front of the ghost. We were there for a minute and then the ghost finally disappeared. I went around the shack and found a power box, so I opened it and turned on the power. I went back inside and tried the phone again. This time it worked so I called 911 and they said the would be out there in a couple hours.

I quivered as my boss told me that my occupation was to clean the ventilators at the salon. It bothered me that my boss exempted my co-workers and sent them to tidy up the packet boat due to there station, but complaining wouldn't get the job done so I went to clean the ventilator. As I had imagined the ventilator was disturbingly dirty but the sound that came out of them was quite melodious. I shook the ventilator tumultuously as I had no idea on how to clean it, but as I shook the ventilator the dust started pervading out and my boss had to help. After that I never had to clean the

Castle Clash is an astounding game full of strategy and competition. Unlike the dim, rival game, Clash of Clans, Castle Clash is based on heroes. Heroes are a necessity in this game. You won’t get far without them.

It was Halloween night and I had work off the next day so I decided to take it easy and watch a movie. Working at a bakery wasn 't exactly stressful so much as demanding. My boss expected too much, but I needed the money. I peel off my costume and get into my night-suit - a white t-shirt and shorts - and crawled onto the couch in my livingroom, snuggling in with my blanket. I find some terribly crappy horror film and begin watching it half-heartedly. Just over thirty minutes in, I hear the sound of a pot fall down in the kitchen. I think nothing of it because gravity works it 's magic all the time, no reason to