Randolph Carter

After Horace Walpole redefined the term “Gothic” with his literary form that mixed history and fantasy in a way that was meant to create wonder and terror, the term developed to take a on many interconnected meanings. These meanings include “Goths/Visigoths” which Edward Gibbon describes as “a general appellation of rude and warlike barbarism”(Moreland, slide 29). It is also a Medieval style of architecture and an “unwritten” constitution which describes the “ traditional balance of power in British politics between the royalty and the people”(Moreland, slide 31). The final meaning is that of Gothic fiction whose characteristics include: strong emotion (mainly terror/horror), antiquity, haunting, isolation, obscurity/mystery and/or monstrousness/grotesquerie. Among the 18th and 19th century fiction that draw upon and foreground these meanings are Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher and Stoker’s Dracula.

Monsters have plagued the minds of humans for ages. They range from ghost, to psycho stalkers to the boogie man. The have been used as the main feature of horror movies, scary stories, and terrifying legends and myths. However some people will just dismiss these type of monsters and superstition and boldly claim that monsters do not exist. These people are wrong. Those who have been infected by monsters reside everywhere but most people do not notice. Monsters come with different types of ferocity. Some more deadly than others, some more silent. Sometimes people do not even notice monsters even though they see them everyday. The reason why these types of monsters remain so frightening is because no one can escape them, wherever humans

It is a well known fact that Edgar Allan Poe‘s stories are famous for producing horror or terror in his readers beyond description. However, it is one of this essay’s attempts to precisely describe these two characteristics present in The pit and the pendulum and The black cat. Horror may be defined as “the feeling of revulsion that usually occurs after something frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise experienced. It is the feeling one gets after coming to an awful realization or experiencing a deeply unpleasant occurrence.” On the contrary terror is described as “the feeling of dread and anticipation that precedes the horrifying experience” These two concepts are thought to be crucial when analyzing Poe’s writings. It is going to be

In conclusion, Carter uses traditional gothic elements of transformation and the supernatural to contribute to the gothic element of the tales. However, it could be said she changes the perspective to give the reader a different view and to convey her feminist

One of the most amazing things about studying the history of art is the progression, especially of the same, or like, figures. It’s like having two people paint the same picture as you describe it to them; each artist will interpret the information through a different lens. During the ages of Gothic Art, cultural influences and religion played the most prominent role in the interpretation of events and their explanation in art.

Asa Philip Randolph was a labor leader, civil rights leader and social activist who fought for the rights of African-American laborers, including better wages and working conditions. A. Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida. During World War I, Randolph tried to unionize African-American shipyard workers in Virginia, elevator operators in New York City, and founded a political magazine designed to encourage African-American laborers to demand higher wages. In 1963, he was a principal organizer of the March on Washington. He died in New York City in 1979.

Chills run down your spine as a breath of wind rushes past your frame. Incoherent whispering fills your ear due to the flowing wind… Edgar Allen Poe, one of America’s most prolific writers, wrote numerous horror stories that defined the genre for modern writing. Effort went into creating the style that he was known for, but was it constant from one story to the next? Despite differences in plot and length there are similarities of tone, setting, structure, narration, and character between two of his most famous stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” that allude to Poe’s true writing style.

Chills slide down your spine as a breath of wind rushes past your frame. Incoherent whispering fills your ear due to the flowing wind… Edgar Allen Poe, one of America’s most prolific writers, wrote numerous horror stories that defined the genre for modern writing. Poe used a specific writing style, which is now well known, but was it constant from one story to the next? Despite differences in plot and length, there are similarities of tone, setting, structure, narration, and character between two of his most famous stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” that allude to Poe’s true writing style.

The first case I have chosen involves a breach of contract between Anthony Leness and Eventmonitor inc. Anthony claims Eventmonitor breached his employment contract when they stopped paying him his salary for one year upon termination. Eventmonitor monitor claims that Anthony breached the contract when he didn’t return items embodying propitiatory information upon his termination (site case). The second case I have chosen involves United States of America alleging Lewis F. Carter owes back taxes. Lewis claims that the government lacks an enforcement clause to collect taxes. In this paper I will discuss how each of these cases move their way through the appropriate court system as well as the differences in the process.

The horrendous setting of the plague and the abbey set the foundation for the for the other gothic elements of the

This week we focused on some of the many literary moves Morrison presents us throughout the novel. Morrison chooses to begin chapter 10 with the story of Hansel and Gretel which builds us a framework on what is coming next. Hansel and Gretel can be connotated in many ways. We can compare Hansel and Gretel to Macon and Pilate. Both characters are lost and are desperate for answers. Hansel and Gretel were physically lost in the jungle, and they were hungry and were searching for food. Macon and Pilate weren’t actually lost physically, but mentally lost. Their father was murdered and they didn’t understand what to do with their life. The two pairs of characters encountered false wealth. Hansel and Gretel found a gingerbread house, which was a actually a mythical structure where a witch lived. Macon and Pilate found themselves gold which was inside a cave, and almost caused Macon to kill his own sister. Hansel and Gretel can also be compared to

Monsters lurk in places where people can not see them. Monsters lurk in dark and mysterious places to avoid contact with the outside world unless they plan to go out and create chaos. Basically, monsters lurk in areas where others may sense fear or evil. Although monsters may have their own preferences on where to reside, most monsters prefer the reclusive lifestyle. Why do monsters choose to hide in these creepy and dark places? Usually if they have characteristics such as greediness or jealousy, they tend to want to live far from others.

People might have different definitions of what would be considered to be a “Gothic” piece of literature and what would not be. These different definitions can fluctuate so much almost entirely from how someone interprets specific characters, portrays certain dialogue or even how a specific passage might be seen to different readers. Everyone has different mental images that go along with the author’s text that could potentially cause for them to recognize symbols, or attributes which is why it helps to discuss the text so that everyone can hear how the text could be interpreted differently. Some people almost can connect with different authors because they might share something similar in their writings making it easier to perceive what exactly the author is trying to get across to the reader or readers.

Both Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft were known for their tales of horror, shocking discoveries and mysterious characters. Lovecraft was known to have mimicked Poe’s style in his popular horror stories of the early 20th century. Poe, one of the most famous writers of short stories and poems in the 19th century, amazed readers with his rich descriptions and chilling plots. Neither disappoint in two of their stories: Poe’s “Tale of the Ragged Mountains” and Lovecraft’s “The Outsider.” Although these are not the most famous of each authors’ works, scholars often debate over the meaning and themes of each story. One common theme in both the

The central theme of all Gothic novels is the presence and symbolism of the Gothic castle. Depiction of ruinous abbeys, monasteries, subterranean passages, vaults, secret panels, and the trapdoors is a standard method of achieving the atmosphere. Howells sees the Gothic castle as being ‘a shadowy world of ruins and twilight scenery lit up from time to time by lurid flashes of passion and violence ’(6). Therefore, the gloominess of the exterior and interior environment is illuminated by intense emotional and passionate moments of the characters that inhabit the castle. As Sage claims, the castle is ‘the lair of the villain’(166), and it is an accurate reflection of his dark and frightening character. Gloomy, dark, and dangerous, the castle reflects the emotions and psychological experience of many of the novel’s characters.