The Haunting Of Hill House

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.”

The Haunting of Hill House is considered a classic to many people. It has a certain sense of feeling missing from today's novels. The Haunting of Hill House has suspense, horror, a little bit of romance, and an ending that will leave you thinking for days. Shirley Jackson is well known for her twisted work. At the beginning of the book, you our introduced to a character that has a major impact on all of its "guests". Hill House. "Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against the hills, holding darkness within." This is just one of the chilling sentences from the opening paragraph. The fear begins to set in. Shortly after, you are introduced to the strong yet cautious Dr. John

The Haunting of Hill House, written in 1959, is a gothic novel that presents a twist on the traditional view of femininity. During the 1960’s, the Women’s Movement began in the United States and women all over were fighting for equality and to be seen as equal peers amongst men. In the novel, Shirley Jackson writes about a man named Dr. Montague who reaches out to about a dozen people that have experienced anything supernatural or odd of the sort and invites them to spend a summer at Hill House. Of the dozen, four respond, and only two women actually accept the invitation. However, Dr. Montague makes it clear that he has a purpose for them to stay at Hill House - he wants them to actively seek out any odd behavior of the house or anything inside

I choose to interpret the representation of cars in The Haunting of Hill House. In this novel, a car is first represented as a means of control over Eleanor by her sister (Jackson 7). However, Eleanor’s stealing of the car transforms the car into a representation of freedom from her present life (Jackson 10). The car allows Eleanor to be free of her controlled life and to begin her own journey (Jackson 10). We observe the same car at the conclusion of the novel as a device used to free herself from her forced departure of Hill House (Jackson 178). She uses the car to commit suicide, allowing her to stay at Hill House indefinitely (Jackson 182). I argue that in the novel the car is utilized for control

The novel The House of Seven Gables conveys its messages through the usage of images, which is done through inanimate object or places. This can be seen in the house of the seven gables and the daguerreotype of judge Pyncheon. Hawthorne present these images in such a manner, that their original meaning in the novel is no longer applicable. While many see his writing style as a tedious form, such writing has made the images created by Nathanial Hawthorne. Nathanial Hawthorne may be seen as a writer with a tedious writing style, such as the long descriptions of the images in the novel. Nevertheless it’s an effective manner to use allegory in a novel.

Shirley Jackson’s novel, The Haunting of Hill House, explores the cultural anxieties in the mid 20th century. Specifically, men use womanhood (societal norms) as purposely infantilizing women in order to confine the female mind. Jackson utilizes symbolism, metaphor, and anaphora in her novel in order to convey the message for men to stop infantilizing women. Moreover, Jackson spreads awareness that women are being confined by a system that men developed: womanhood. Hence, in effect, the novel serves as an informal protest against male repression through a medium that can be read by a wider audience —more importantly an indirect challenge to male readers. According to Krolokke, Second Wave Feminism became prominent due to cultural discontent with patriarchy during the mid 20th century. Moreover, Krolokke informs the readers that Second Wave Feminism influenced women to challenge traditional family roles and male ideologies about women not belonging in the workplace (11-12). Mid 20th century is also when Jackson published The Haunting of Hill House. So, with these historical and cultural contexts in mind, Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House ends the novel with Eleanor killing herself because she wants women to challenge the ideas of patriarchy into effect. Hence, Second Wave Feminism has a connection to Eleanor having a childlike personality (can not think for herself) because she wants women (especially young and single women) to explore their rights (their choices) and

Slavery can be considered a gothic narrative because it holds elements of a typical gothic piece. Some of those elements include some form of psychological or physical haunting, an atmosphere of mystery, and supernatural events that cannot be explained. By looking at Beloved by Toni Morrison there lies evidence to why slavery fits in the gothic setting. When first reading the novel the initial understanding of the story is a mother murdered her child in an act to protect her and the child later haunts her family until the mother overcomes her hardship. Digging deeper into the narrative we learn that slavery is the underlying cause of the story’s conflict. Causing emotional distraught in the characters understanding of self and their own social roles we see them struggling to form their own sense of identity. Slavery served as a form of haunting during the time of enslavement for Sethe and Paul D and during post slavery times of supposed freedom.

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, revolutionized the horror genre of books. It started a completely new trend in how horror books were written. Unlike previous books, The Haunting of Hill House uses terror rather than horror to elicit fear and emotion from the reader and utilizes complex relationships between the mysterious events in the house and the very different characters in the novel. At the end of the book, the reader realizes that none of the questions that have been burning through his or her head have been answered. Jackson refuses to shine a light in every corner, answering the questions of her readers. Her original and (at that time) never before seen writing style caused readers to speculate and create theories for their questions, one of which is what in the book haunts Hill House? Because of this, readers from around the world have been theorizing what exactly stalks the halls of Hill House and haunts the characters of the book sin 1959, the year the book was published. There are hundreds of different theories, but in the end they all revolve around two smaller questions: Was Hill House an entity that haunted its residents or was there something that haunted Hill House?

In the film, Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Frank Oz, there are many different ways that the movie could be altered to represent a different time period of the genre. This postmodern film could be changed to a classical film by changing the way the film is edited. It could also be changed by altering the plot and narration. In classical films, the editing is invisible. This is because the technology back in that time period is not the same as it is now, and there was less editing in movies back then. In Little Shop of Horrors, the editing is very noticeable. We can see this because the shot duration is short and the shots are connected by straight cuts, fade ins, and fade outs. To transform this into a classical

House of the Spirits was truly a wonderful film, it made me realize what it means to fight for what you believe in and to never give up on true love.I love to watch older shows and movies as a result of this it allowed me to value House of the Spirits immensely. I feel that older films have more to offer as for having a meaning not mainly for entertainment purposes. This is by far my favorite piece of work that we have looked over in class.

On August 16, 2006, at exactly 03:00, normality for Fiona Berman ceased to exist and The Richmond Haunting began.

At the time the initial release of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”, several people reviewed the film. In this essay, some online reviews are explained, analyzed and then compared. Reviews by John Bozelka’ argues that Kubrick did a great job of replicating Stephen King’s horror novel. Bozelka maintains that the film could leave one’s room creepy and unfamiliar because of the events and episodes contained. However, he feels that the film was quite empty in the beginning. Bozelka seems to have his own review of the film. He points out that the film changes from being empty to changing emotions engulfed by Nicholson’s character Jack. He feels that Jack’scharacter is presented as weird with a mysterious edge. According to Bozelka, each character in the film sees visions making it hard for the audience to identify the character at any given point.

It was all Percival could do to refrain from banging his head against the bathroom wall, where he was hiding in his boyfriend, Gwaine’s, house. Why, why, WHY had he agreed to watch “The Haunting” with Gwaine? Percival abhorred horror movies. They made his skin crawl and gave him nightmares. Any time there was a jump scene, Percival made such a spectacle of himself, practically levitating off his seat as he covered his eyes. Percival and Gwaine had been dating for a mere few weeks (an amazing few weeks), and Gwaine should not have to deal with Percival when he was in a terror-stricken state. Still, Gwaine had been adorably enthusiastic about watching the movie and making Cajun-style popcorn, so Percival acquiesced.

Her school was only two blocks away from her house so her walk was much shorter than that of her friends. When she and her friends reached Lincoln Street, Anne would take a right and walk down the winding road. Anne kept a steady pace so she would remain on schedule. No dilly-dallying or mother would wonder where she went. When Anne was almost to her house she would pick up the pace and run. This was because of the house next door. The house next door was painted jet black. The rocks in front of the house were also black and so was everything else. Anne’s friends said the house was haunted and so as to not get attacked by a bad spirit, Anne ran by the house on her way home from school each day. After slowing down she turned into her driveway and walked up the long path to the brick steps that were painted white that led up to the white front door. She would press the white doorbell and wait for her mother to come and open the door. While waiting she would count the number of white rocks in front of her house. When her mother opened the door she would always ask how Anne’s day was. Anne would respond with the usual answer of fantastic and then head up to her room to do her school work. Anne was very precise when it came to her school work. She didn’t want Mrs.Hubert to think any less of her. Every day was the same routine. There was no change and that’s how Anne liked it. A steady and constant

Her aunt’s house had always been drafty. Miriam recalled her childhood visits to the manor. Endless drafty rooms full of neglected and forlorn furniture. Another waft of cool air brushed against her neck sending chills down her spine. She shivered. Since her aunt’s death the manor seemed gloomier. An eerie presence