Woman In Black Film Techniques

In “The Devil and Tom Walker” Irving uses the motif of darkness multiple times as he refers to a “dark grove,” “black smothering mud,” (Irving, “Devil” 329). These references to the color black create a tone of mystery because the color black and darkness carry the connotation of mystery and the unknown. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Irving uses the color black to refer to setting as well as he talks about ghosts that “walk in darkness” (Irving, “Legend” 12). These references to darkness are symbolic of the unknown territory of the United States, and they illustrate the mystery and the unexplored that the America’s had at the

that black is symbolic of evil and darkness. The first black cat was the victim of the narrator’s evil and violent heart.

We first see the lady in black in chapter 1 when she’s noticed by Mr. Pontellier. The Lady in black seems to represent a widow who spends her days mourning the loss of her husband. She shows that her life has always revolved around her husband and still does. Since her husband died, she wears black

Gothic Literature is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and high

The American Gothic Genre typically shows guilt, puritanism, supernatural beings and/ or events, fear of the unknown, unheimlich, anxieties, and rationality vs irrationality. Mysteries, intense emotion, romance, heroes, evil curses, and gloomy, decaying isolated settings such as castles and mansions are also characteristics of this genre. There is an evil tone throughout the work. Freud

When the ‘Woman in Black’ first made an appearance, she glided through the isle by the audience. It was effective as it symbolised her entering the audience’s souls, highlighting the horror genre. This created unexpected tension as it made it seem like she could reappear anywhere at any time. Whenever the Woman appeared on stage, she was either deadly still, or pacing in a direction. This conveyed the pace of her life: steady when she was happy with Nathaniel, and then a rapid switch when he died and she wasn’t able to handle it. This made the Woman seem unpredictable which added to her sense of eeriness. The Woman always appeared in a sudden flash, similar to a blink, which made the audience feel compassion with Kipps. This also made us feel like she had the control to haunt the entire theatre, which kept the audience, along with

The malevolent personification of darkness creates the sense that it -symbolising her father, and perhaps the rapist- wants to hurt, cause fear and distress, and is a genuine danger to her.

Where the darkness is represented in the place where black is stated and the lightness is represented by the things that are white. In this novel, shades of black can be seen in objects or emotions that are associated with the night, shadows, burned, and evil. On page 3 it states, “It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (Bradbury). There was also a black cobra mentioned in the beginning of the book which was a "suction snake" that pumped Mildred's stomach . It could have been any colored cobra but the significance of it being black kind of gives us that thought of something dangerous.

As in example, what the black veil symbolized was "unspeakable crime... which was acknowledged by the presence of the veil." (Cording 58). The people were confused when they saw Mr. Hooper with a black thing on his face. Would it be very strange to see a minister with a black cloth over their face? "The principle effect of the veil is 'to avert explicit statements of what it stands for.' Creating meaning and simultaneously hiding it.." (Freedman 353) This is what creates a mystery to the story because Hawthorne doesn't mention the idea of the black veil meaning evil. You as the reader have to find out what the veil means and you don't find out until almost the end

Hooper is a Dark Romantic character because he shows gothic emotions in the story. The emotions he gives out by wearing the black veil is angry and sad. The reason he is showing those emotions is because the story is taking place in the church. And the fact he is wearing a black veil is showing that he is gothic because the black is usually showing the death of someone or a tragedy that happened to someone and he could have picked any other color than a black veil.

In early film many African American actresses portrayed roles as mammies, slaves, seductresses, and maids. These roles suppressed them not allowing them to show their true talents. Although they had to take on these degrading roles, they still performed with dignity, elegance, grace and style. They paved the way for many actresses to follow both blacks and whites. These women showed the film industry that they were more than slaves, mammies, and maids. These beautiful actresses showed the film industry that they are able to hold lead parts and even carry the whole cast if need be. Phenomenal actresses such as Hattie McDaniels, Pearl Bailey, Ethel Waters, Nina Mae McKinney, and Dorothy

The black and red room at the end of the winding castle represents the end of life. This of which, no one can escape. None of the masqueraders ever wanted to put forth a step into this caliginous chamber, symbolizing they did not want to reach the end of life. The inhabitants of the castle feared death.

Many Black women have conquered and overcame many biases barriers to perform a leading roles on #1 television shows in Hollywood, being rewarded for their performance and combining the reinforcement of the bias negativity of black women and the opposing of black women in Hollywood as well. During the early days of television entertainment, a “real black women” wasn’t able to participate in entertainment, but the image of a black women was present on shows.

Stephen King's The Boogeyman was my favorite piece of gothic literature that we read. I was trying to figure the story out all the way until the end and had to re-read some of it to fully understand. It was suspenseful, scary, but also had a good story to listen to. The Boogeyman was full of gloomy settings, monsters, characters in distress, and intense emotions. These 4 things are just a couple elements that make up gothic literature.

Over 400 hundred years there has been slavery, racism, and discrimination in America with blacks, and other minorities. A famous man once said “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word” – Martin Luther King Jr (brain quote). The movies ‘Miracle at St. Anna’ directed by Spike Lee, and ’12 Years a Slave’ directed by Steve McQueen both show the struggle African Americans went through during a tough racial period in American history. Even today in Modern society African Americans still deal with racism. Spike