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    enlightening story, written by Horacio Quiroga during the contemporary time period. Horacio Quiroga was born in 1878 in Uruguay, but then settled in norther Argentina when he was around 38 after an excursion to Paris. Horacio’s childhood was not one to be jealous of. When he was a boy his biological father was killed in a hunting accident and two of his other family members committed suicide, including his wife. In 1937, these tragic events came to a climax and Horacio himself committed suicide.

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    The Need For Individualism Many authors apply Gothic Elements in their common works such as: “The Black Cat,” written by Edgar Allen Poe, “Prey,” by Richard Matheson, and “The Feather Pillow,” by Horacio Quiroga. In an effort to create a sense of mystery, suspense, and superstition, these authors utilize these Gothic Elements: entrapment and violence. By using these elements, authors illustrate their belief that one should express themselves through individualism. One element that conveys this

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    “STOMP, STOMP”. The noise gets louder and louder “STOMP!, STOMP”, in the distance not clear to you. As a way to create a different types of sensory driven story pieces like, “ The Cask of The Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, “ Feather Pillows” by Horacio Quiroga, and “ House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar use a sense of dread to drive their works of literature forward. As you're expecting a jump scare in a movie, the factor of uncertainty is used to hook in the audience and create the sense of fear. First

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    Riggs, “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” by Nathaniel Hawthorn, “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga and “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe all illustrate that despite any hope for personal gain, everything that is acted upon will have a consequential reaction. The average human lives around 75 years, and each life craves mortality. The concept of eternal life

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    The Feather Pillow by Horacio Quiroga is a gothic short story originally written in Spanish and translated to English. Newly weds Alicia and Jordan are very much in love, however, they both have different ways of showing this love. Alicia longs for more affection and romance from her partner but does not voice her concerns to him. Alicia lives in their new home alone, waiting for Jordan to return every day. One day she falls ill with influenza for days. Her illness becomes more severe until she is

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    supernatural being set from a really long time ago in foreign places that seem to be unknown. The five elements of Gothic literature are bleak setting, Gothic villain, gloomy mood, Gothic theme, and recurring symbolism. “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga is an example of Glitch Literature. “The Feather Pillow” contains the Gothic elements of Gothic villain,Gothic theme,and recurring symbolism. In the story “The Feather pillow” the giant tick is an example of a Gothic villain.In the story the writer

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    and paranormal. The 5 elements of Gothic literature are a Gothic villain, a bleak setting, a Gothic theme, a gloomy mood and recurring symbolism. “The Feather pillow” by Horacio Quiroga is a piece of Gothic literature because it includes a Gothic villain, bleak setting, and a gloomy mood. In “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga, Jordan was being so cold to Alicia while she was being kind and sweet to him, so she stopped being nice and acted the same way as him. When they got married after 3 months

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    The allure of fear can be different depending on certain circumstances. Unexpected fear is showed in both “Sleep Paralysis: A Waking Nightmare”, by Lexi Tucker and “The Feather Pillow” written by Horacio Quiroga. Some people experience fear without realising or wanting too, whereas some thrill seekers go looking for an adrenaline rush. What I mean by saying the allure of fear can be different depending on circumstances is… some people enjoy the unknown. Not knowing what’s coming next is a thrill

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    In Horacio Quiroga’s short story, “The Feather Pillow,” he writes about a young woman and bride, Alicia, who gets ill suddenly and unexplainable, and quickly progresses towards her death. Alicia’s death is caused by a monstrous creature that lives in her pillow. The monstrous creature feeds itself with Alicia’s blood day by day, and finally takes Alicia’s life away. The story begins with a recently married couple, Alicia and Jordan, who live together now in a nearly empty house. Alicia has an unconditional

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    various Gothic elements throughout the book because The "Black Cat" shares the theme of grotesqueness., "The Masque of death" shares the theme of Pain, and story "Feather Pillow" shares the element of nightmares. Both stories “Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga and Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children share the element of nightmares. “It wasn’t before i had trouble falling asleep, my hyperactive imagination transforming...into labored breathing just outside my window or shadows under the door

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