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     moments in one. Gothic literature is a setting that begins with  bleak setting and has an ambiguous ending. Also it has a scary and mysterious feeling and makes you wonder what's going to happen next. It impacts the reader by putting intelligent words and a gloomy setting. A example of gothic literature is in the story “Where is here”. In the story “Where is Here” a stranger appears at the family's house and the family reacted with curiosity and concern(69). Magical Realism is a literary genre, therefore

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    moments in one. Gothic literature is a setting that begins with bleak setting and has an ambiguous ending. Also it has a scary and mysterious feeling and makes you wonder what's going to happen next. It impacts the reader by putting intelligent words and a gloomy setting. A example of gothic literature is in the story “Where is here”. In the story “Where is Here” a stranger appears at the family's house and the family reacted with curiosity and concern(69). Magical Realism is a literary genre, therefore

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    transformations of setting, mood, and characters. “The Fall of the House of Usher” change occurs at the climax of the story where Roderick Usher falls into insanity. “House Taken Over’ changes when the mysterious intruders fully overtake the house forcing the siblings to leave. In “Where is Here” the stranger leaves the home which causes the house to fade in color, draining it of life. First, in “The Fall of the House of Usher” the author uses Roderick Usher's transformation to create an atmosphere of

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    Mysterious Circumstances happen in one’s life that can be harmful in many ways. Without someone knowing or unknowingly. In the Mysterious Book and Then There Were None that keeps the reader up at night by Agatha Cristie Ten Strangers receive Letters to voyage to Soldier Island which has a mansion they will live in. While the people are there an announcement is made on all the guilty negative things they have done in their lives. One by one each character dies in mysterious ways so the characters

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    first five paragraphs of The Fall of The House of Usher are dedicated to developing a frightening and gothic mood. Outside the castle a storm is raging and inside the castle, an internal storm is raging. There are a series of hidden passageways and mysterious rooms within the decaying house that add to the already gloomy and eerie energy given off. This is a highly effective gothic technique from his use of deep and dark underground vaults, that will eventually be a home to Madeleine's “corpse”. From

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    “Miles Goodwin -The connection between Strangers” -Camryn Towle A(About): This article is about a veteran who fought in the Vietnams War at only 23 years old. He experiences compassion for the first time after so long, when a little girl went up to him and quietly said “welcome home”. Ever since that day he has showed compassion to people everywhere. P (Point/Purpose)- The purpose of this article is to show that even people who have experienced the worse, still receive kindness from those not

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    masquerade ball. All is well until midnight when an anonymous knight shows up with a black mask who appearance mocks the awareness of the Red Death. The question is who is this stranger: death or an illusion from the Prince's insanity of escaping death? Starting off with Karl Guthke, he discusses the metaphor of this mysterious tale as Death is the masked dancer who appeared uninvited. This is supported when Guthka recounts in the novel, when the protagonist finds himself at a ball in the prince’s palace;

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    transformations of setting, mood, and characters. “The Fall of the House of Usher” change occurs at the climax of the story where Roderick Usher falls into insanity. “House Taken Over’ changes when the mysterious intruders fully overtake the house and the siblings are forced to flee. In “Where is Here” the stranger leaves the home which causes the house to fade in color, draining it of life. First, in “The Fall of the House of Usher” the author uses the transformation of Roderick Usher to create an

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    imprisoned a young country girl at his estate in Devonshire. He then became the victim of a hound of hell as he chased her along the lonesome moors late one night. Ever since that day, James Mortimer reports, the Baskerville family has been haunted by a mysterious and supernatural black hound. The recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville has brought back suspicions and fears. The next of kin, Holmes and Watson find out, has arrived in London to take up his post at Baskerville Hall, but he has already been

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    Gawain disregards that the stranger is a random, mysterious, and mighty looking, accepts it to prove to others his courage. Gawain didn’t question the strange incident at all. His courageousness spurred him into accepting a challenge without caution, and be oblivious to why this stranger has a mysterious glow or why he comes demanding an acceptance of his challenge. “I am the weakest, I know, and of wit feeblest,

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