Elements Of Supernaturalism

On the surface Rebecca appears to demonstrate the conventions of the romantic genre. The storyline includes a heroine, who is thinks herself to be very plain “with straight, bobbed hair and youthful, unpowdered face, dressed in an ill-fitting coat and skirt…”, as well as a hero, who the heroine believes is

Magical Realism and Gothic style writings may seem very alike, but at the same time, they are different. Gothic style invokes a very dark, scary, and irrational feeling, even though the explanation is completely natural. Magical Realism like the piece “House Taken Over”, makes things seems normal but has events that seem almost unexplainable. In Gothic style writings like “The Fall of The House of Usher”, things seem unreasonable, but in Magical Realism things feel ordinary.

One of Diana spookiest experiences of her life was when her cousins and Diana would hear weird sounds in the night. This scenario relates to the traits of Gothic Lit and Magical Realism because the sounds did happen so it's reality. Gothic Lit and Magical Realism are similar because they are both scary, mysterious, and are dramatic. Edgar Allen Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” is an example of Gothic Literature because it has a dark and gloomy setting in a large old mansion. While Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is an example of Magical Realism because it has a mysterious ending.

Lastly, supernatural elements are essential for novels with gothic features. Frankenstein lacks unexplainable features; however, science, especially electricity, here can be regarded as a supernatural element because it was an unknown but new discovery of that time. Electricity is used in the novel to give the monster life.

Gothic Literature is a writing style that has dark setting, it has an overall atmosphere of mystery, exoticism, death. A Gothic story will revolve around a large, ancient house or an obscure setting that conceals a terrible secret or that serves as the refuge of an especially frightening and threatening character

The assigned readings present multiple occult beliefs, and describe potential causes and reinforcers. Alcock (1995) held the view that the brain and nervous system worked together to create beliefs targeting survival, while Singer and Benassi (1981) believed social, environmental, and cognitive factors acted in separate ways to reinforce occult beliefs. Parallels exist between contributing factors desccrive by Singer and Benassi (1981) and the seven units listed by Alcock (1995); however, Alcock (1995) described them as causes of the belief engine, while Singer and Benassi (1981) described them as factors contributing to the support and growth of occult beliefs.

Gothic stories contain supernatural occurrences to incite an imminent feeling of darkness, and mystery. Using supernatural themes helps the reader become entrapped in the story, causing the reader to crave more of the story. For example, in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Black Cat in the short story Poe integrates the theme of supernatural by creating a dark and ominous

Gothic literature is a style of writing dating back to 1764, some of the most important elements of this writing style are of an eerie setting and mental decay, stories that made great use of these elements are: “The Raven”, “Black Cat”, “The House of Usher”, and “The Devil and Tom Walker”. The authors use the gothic element of eerie setting so that they can enhance the mood of the story and of mental decay to highlight what the conflict in the characters’ lives is causing.

In all of Gothic Literature, many strategies are used to give the reader chills during his or her downtime. Themes like Entrapment and supernatural forces are displayed throughout this genre of writing to further portray an overlaying message. Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Horacio Quiroga use Entrapment and Supernatural powers to provide an intense feeling in the reader involving scenarios beyond conventional limitations.

Gothic Literature is a literary genre that began in England in the late 1700s. Edgar Allen Poe’s “Where is Here” is a good example of Gothic Literature because the stranger brought darkness, gloomy mood when he randomly showed up to their house wanting to look around. An example from the story is, “So, in the chill, damp, deepening dusk, the stranger wandered around the property while the mother sat in the dining room table and the father peered covertly out the window”(47) This sentence provides Magical Realism because the keywords, “chill, damp, deepening” are all gloomy words to give the impression that it is Magical Realism. Therefore, “Where is Here” is an example because it provides many sentences that give you clues about gloomy moods, and darkness. (Hailey)

She angers easily when things don't go her way, and she even talks to herself at times which shows that Rebecca is not exactly in her right mindset. Though she is not crazy in fact Rebecca is smarter than what most people think of her. She finds violence thrilling and enjoys hurting others to a point, but she also laughs as well when someone is hurt. Rebecca was molded from her maker calling her his lil monster, and making her a werewolf knowing she would be a predator. Rebecca doesn't like when people give her orders and prefers to do things her own way not caring if it effects others around her. She is only in it for herself, but there is still a good side that want's to do, and sometimes she even feels guilty for what she does. Though Rebecca just pushes that to the side.. Her maker done damage making sure to corrupt the once innocent girl into an unstable

Supernatural elements is something that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. These elements, such as religious figures and activities, ghosts, witches and anthropomorphized animals have been used to develop themes throughout literature. These supernatural elements are often used to outline the conflict within the plot and creates an atmosphere of mystery and suspense throughout the text, which establishes the gothic. Supernatural components leave us to question what is real and what is our imagination.

The purpose of the supernatural in Literary Works The purpose of the supernatural in literature can vary in function from story to story. The supernatural can be used to create a certain mood in writing or to enhance the dramatic effect of a story. The supernatural can also be used as the reasoning behind a story and act as the theme it centers on, creating a paranormal effect and a mystical experience for the reader.

Gothic literature, which developed during the 17th century, was based on the surreal. When the Gothic literature started, it was apparently more about supernatural and horror, but it was depicted in such manner that it was amusing and terrifying at the same time. Therefore, the concept of sublime emerged, which was actually finding harmony in chaos and pleasure in horror. For instance, the gothic literature, gave birth to characters like Dracula, which were beyond death and which were intriguing, not like classical villains from medieval era. The changes, decline of religion and rise of state, also shaped gothic literature and provided motifs, which continue to occur. However, in late 18th century, the age of rationalism, gothic literature

Horror stories focus on creating a feeling of fear and shock using many sources. There are many sources of horror besides monsters and there are more factors involved in making stories part of the horror genre, including supernatural elements, hubris, and setting. Stories including the “Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft, and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs include these elements.