Gothic literature has an incredibly vast and important history. It is based off of gothic architecture and became a genre in literature in the late 1700s. This genre was created by the rejection of predictability and this sent writers to the “murky past”, The Middle Ages, to write about (Snodgrass). The time period was such a great inspiration for gothic literature since it was very contrasting with great improvements and horrible crimes. Later in the 18th century gothic literature switched from being about the Middle Ages to being about the problems with contemporary culture and social problems of the time. Each time period and each different plan in the world had different subjects that gothic literature was written about (Snodgrass). The
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Movies use bad familial relationships to cause tension or to use as a form of comic relief. This convention is also very important in a lot of gothic stories. These relationships can be in the form of marriages, parent child relationships, or dysfunctional families. One example of this is the movie “Into the Woods”. This movie has several different toxic relationships in it. Cinderella’s family is a great example of this concept. Her family, specifically her stepmother and stepsisters, treat her horribly by not treating her like a person and by using her as a stepping stone for their goals. Jack is also a very good example of the convention. Everything that he does in this movie is to gain the approval of his mother; this shows how toxic that relationship is. Another movie that is a very good example is “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Todd’s family is very separated and do not really recognize each other. Sweeney Todd thinks that his wife and daughter are perfect ideals of women and do not recognize them because of that. This idealization causes his daughter to run away and him to kill his wife. He does not realize till later that it was his wife that poisoned herself (?). These two movies very clearly show the dissolution of the family structure and some very toxic relationships even if it isn’t
Movies use bad familial relationships to cause tension or to use as a form of comic relief. This convention is also very important in a lot of gothic stories. These relationships can be in the form of marriages, parent child relationships, or dysfunctional families. One example of this is the movie “Into the Woods”. This movie has several different toxic relationships in it. Cinderella’s family is a great example of this concept. Her family, specifically her stepmother and stepsisters, treat her horribly by not treating her like a person and by using her as a stepping stone for their goals. Jack is also a very good example of the convention. Everything that he does in this movie is to gain the approval of his mother; this shows how toxic that relationship is. Another movie that is a very good example is “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Todd’s family is very separated and do not really recognize each other. Sweeney Todd thinks that his wife and daughter are perfect ideals of women and do not recognize them because of that. This idealization causes his daughter to run away and him to kill his wife. He does not realize till later that it was his wife that poisoned herself (?). These two movies very clearly show the dissolution of the family structure and some very toxic relationships even if it isn’t