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Gothic Prom The evening is young, and the night is fresh. You walk up to the Mag Bar in Louisville, Kentucky. The sounds of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” on the loud speakers fills the streets around you. There is a small pause, and you hear Nathaniel Revell over the mic introducing the live entertainment. You are more than ready to start this event clad in shades of ebony from head to toe, but notice newer faces to the community walking in before you. Looking on the ground you pick up

to say which of these post punk and early goth bands were the most influential in forming and developing the Goth subculture but certainly among the most influential were Fields Of The Nephilim, The Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alien Sex Fiend,Killing Joke, Fields of Bauhaus, The Cure, Rosetta Stone, UK Decay and The Shroud. All of these bands, although showing quite a wide variation

in Britain, it was the clothes that not only set these people apart, but also were vital parts of their identity. Some could argue that Punk would never had started without the clothing styles of Vivienne Westwood and her clothing store where the “Sex Pistols” began. For the New Romantics, they could not even associate with each other in the Blitz Club unless Steve Strange found their clothes good enough to let them in. The Goths also used specific styles to separate themselves from the rest but

The Deconstruction of a Room In Giovanni’s Room, the aspect of space is best represented through the numerous rooms dispersed within the novel. These rooms are imbued with metaphorical meaning that is provided by the characters as they exist in these settings. Specifically, the eponymous room found within Baldwin’s work acts as the primary site housing the relationship shared between the two male protagonists, David and Giovanni. Giovanni’s room serves as the site in which the men first allow each

Frankenstein: A Sea of Emotions The use of the strength of emotions in her classic novel Frankenstein empowered Mary Shelley to build a strong connection with its readers and rule their hearts for hundreds of years today. Shelley beautifully incorporated different feelings into her writing to provide visualization of events as the readers read through pages and feel the true essence of the characters’ sensations. Some of the emotions depict the tragedies of Shelley’s own life, thus adding life to

Grendel is not a physical being, monster, or human, but a symbol of the darkness within man. When Beowulf’s men join the fight against Grendel, they soon realize that “no blade on Earth, no blacksmith’s art, could ever damage their demon opponent” (53). Grendel is incapable of being completely destroyed, as even after he is defeated, his arm remains with the Danes. That swords, even well crafted swords, cannot even damage Grendel is not a testament to his strength, but how ingrained in society he

wit which, when paired with his already superhuman stature, causes him to tower over Frankenstein in height, wisdom, and humanity. When Victor realizes that he is inferior to his creation he responds rashly, saying things like, “‘Abhorred monster! fiend that thou art!”’ and “‘you reproach me with your creation; come one, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed!”’ These responses show a pattern of childishness as well as a strong tendency to resort to violence inherent

Professor at the University of California, Davis; and Susan D. Gubar a Distinguished Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Indiana University. They have also collaborated on No Man’s Land: The Place of the Woman Writer in the Twentieth Century, Sex Changes and Letters from the Front with the aim of using feminist criticism to understand the achievements of British and American women in modern times. More recently

The Razor's Edge W. Somerset Maugham Online Information For the online version of BookRags' The Razor's Edge Premium Study Guide, including complete copyright information, please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−razors−edge/ Copyright Information ©2000−2007 BookRags, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction,