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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe were extremely successful gothic or dark romantic authors of the 19th century. The two authors wrote a plethora of short stories that strayed from the rationalist styles of the 18th century and paved the way for other dark romantic authors. Romanticism focuses on emotions and nature while rationalism focuses on logic and reasoning. Hawthorne and Poe display the darker side of human nature throughout all of their works. Three especially good examples of this

got some spirit,’ he said to Matron. When he turned around he was all on his own. Where had she gone? Where had everyone else gone? He felt a touch on his shoulder. ‘Tag!’ shouted Kipp. ---------- The light had faded when they strolled back to the house. A fine mist began to form at the edge of the field. It turned the trees into a silhouette as the afternoon ended. Doctor Pax was about to wash his hands at the sink. ‘Has anyone seen Clemmie?’ ‘She was with Smiler the last time I saw her,' said Pebbles

thought I plugged it in last night. But whatever, I need to get there, and quick. I’m on the way to a family that needs their children babysat tonight by an experienced babysitter like me. I quickened my steps and hurried to the large house just uphills. The house was quite large, and it sure looks fancy and old-fashioned. A white BMW was parked in front of the garage, standing in front of the door, wearing fancy suits and prom dresses were the children’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones. “Hello,” The

without question the nicest thing he had ever owned. Ralph needed to deliverer some gin to a house around noon and was excited to wear the new shoes out. Though he had never done a delivery before, he had sold to this guy plenty of times at Atwood. He packaged up the gin and headed out just before noon to travel the few blocks to the customer’s house wearing the new red shoes. About a block from the house Ralph saw the two foot patrol cops step out of Alvord’s Market. They waited for him to pass

the gang. His mission was to steal the car of the old man and return it the gang. He attempted to do so, but the old man caught him red handed. The young man feels really bad about what he did to the old man. So his family told him to do house chores around the house to pay back from what he had try to do. During the young man’s chores he done, over time he felt the gratitude of what it is like to give back. So when the man died from gun shoot wounds from the gang. Before he passed away, he wrote on

House on a Stool House on a Stool is a painting done by Mike Mcdonnell, a Michigan artist can be located in Allendale in Grand Valley State University campus on the 4th floor in Mary Idema Pew Library. The painting consist various random items. Specifically, of a white house on top of a stool being supported by a upside down bowl and a radio. The painting itself doesn’t have a specific meaning or a story, the painting shows us an insights of Mike Mcdonnell sense of humor. House on a Stool was painted

Justice vs. Terrorism “The Dark Knight,” a movie directed and produced by Christopher Nolan, depicts the way a system of justice deals with terrorism. If an archetype is defined as a symbol that exists instinctively in the collective consciousness of the human race, the terrorism in Batman The Dark Knight represents an archetype through the violence, murder of the innocent, mayhem and mass destruction. Governments often lay down laws and procedures for a country to function, and to avoid

Hillbilly Elegy Analysis The novel, Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance, connects with the literature from this semester through the religious devotion and reliance similar to Mamaw and Vance’s dad. Much like the Pilgrims and Puritans, “the Christian faith stood at the center of our lives, especially hers” (85), Vance explains about Mamaw. She is aware God has a plan and always stands by her side. He helps those who help themselves (87). The Pilgrims hold this same ideology when they leave for the New

Demonstrations of Anti-Transcendentalism Anti-Transcendentalism, also known as dark romanticism, was a literary movement that revolved around the negative aspects of life and human nature.Many authors have made a name for themselves through Anti-Transcendentalism, including Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.Both writers used their stories as a platform to expose the "reality" of human nature. Hawthorne discuss' the foolishness found in youth in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" while Poe

1764. The Gothic style writing is composed of at least one or more of the essential gothic elements. Edgar Allen Poe is a famous author of many mysterious and dark literary works. Most of his stories are said to likely be inspired by personal horrors. Nathaniel Hawthorne, famous author of The Scarlet Letters uses a similar style based around dark romanticism often with moral messages and deep psychological complexity. Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s stories, ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ and ‘The