Horacio Quiroga

the emotions of terror. There are many authors who are extremely talented and are still remembered and read in classrooms today. These are authors like Edgar Allan Poe, best known for his mysterious poems and short stories, Richard Matheson and Horacio Quiroga, who have all incorporated psychological problems and violence themes in their short stories in order to fascinate the readers and add suspense to the story. These three gothic authors correlate the themes of violence and the psychological/ mental

elements that other works do not contain. Violence and entrapment are two crucial themes that consistently appear in the following literary masterpieces: “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, “Prey” by Richard Matheson, and “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga. Plenty of violence occurs throughout all three literary works in vital situations, beginning with “The Black Cat”, Poe depicts the narrator as an alcoholic that cannot control his emotions/behavior. In the short story, the narrator took “a pen-knife

the moral lesson that some things are not as they appear to be. Gothic Literatures that exhibit the forehand themes are writings such as: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, and “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga. All three Gothic Literature authors use ambiguity to bring in emotions and feeling of fear, curiosity, and excitement to the writings. An example of ambiguity used can be Cecelia Bowen in The Night Circus. The ludicrous girl has the power

Common themes of distorted reality Most Romantic Literature seem to have formulated a communal moral or theme when closely looked at. “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe, “Prey” by Richard Matheson, and “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga are three short stories that are all in the genre of gothic literature; that have at least two common themes. The two themes that intertwine all these stories together are: a supernatural force being among characters, and the unsightly presences of violence

relevant and popular theme of emotion in numerous gothic stories including the following literary pieces: “The Black Cat”, “The Feather Pillow”, “A Rose for Emily”, and “Prey”. Authors such as Edgar-Allan Poe, Richard Matheson, William Faulkner and Horacio Quiroga include various gothic elements such as supernatural entities and entrapment that support the idea of horror and fear as well as good versus evil in their literature. Entrapment is a prevalent element used in Poe’s work, “The Black Cat”, William

gothic world is dark and can contain evil, dark and mysteries. The short stories “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner, “The Black Cat” written by Edgar Allen Poe, “Prey” written by Richard Matheson, “The Feather Pillow”, written by Horacio Quiroga and the novel “The Night Circus” written by Erin Morgenstern all represent several gothic elements. Isolation or entrapment is a gothic element that is found in “The Night Circus”, “A Rose for Emily” and “The Feather Pillow “. Violence or revenge

used exquisitely and meticulously in gothic-era short stories to portray the type of mood the author is portraying to the reader. Examples of this are exemplified in: “The Devil and Tom Walker” by: Washington Irving, “The Feather Pillow” by: Horacio Quiroga, “A Rose for Emily” by: William Faulkner, “The Black Cat” by: Edgar Allan Poe, “Prey” by: Richard Matheson, and “The Raven” by: Edgar Allan Poe. These stories, specifically, are significant because they utilize ambiguity and entrapment, both primary

across the centuries have worked so sedulously to convey. In the 1700’s these topics frequently arose through what is known as gothic literature, a severe configuration of Romanticism. Most gothic literature writers including Edgar Allen Poe and Horacio Quiroga, demonstrate the universal idea of this inherent, earthly darkness through the use of two elements- entrapment and mental decay. These writers manipulate these elements to show that it is the unfathomable darkness present in people’s hearts and

gothic world is dark and can contain evil, dark and mysteries. The short stories “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner, “The Black Cat” written by Edgar Allen Poe, “Prey” written by Richard Matheson, “The Feather Pillow”, written by Horacio Quiroga and the novel “The Night Circus” written by Erin Morgenstern all represent several gothic elements. Isolation or entrapment is a gothic element that is found in “The Night Circus”, “A Rose for Emily” and “The Feather Pillow “. Violence or revenge

traps them; it drains the soul from their body leaving nothing behind but a broken mind. In the 1700’s these topics frequently arose through a literature movement known as romanticism. Most gothic literature writers including Edgar Allen Poe and Horacio Quiroga would agree on the basis that darkness that ends people; it breaks them down, it physically and mentally destroys them. The aforementioned elements are portrayed through “The Black Cat,” “The Feather Pillow,” and “The Raven.” To begin, in Edgar