Grotesque

For my first museum visit I went to the Dali museum in St. Petersburg on the 26th of March. The visit as a whole was fascinating and I got to see several paintings that were intriguing. For this assignment, however, I am going to talk about one piece in particular and that is Galacidalacidesoxiribunucleicacid. This piece stood out to me for a couple different reasons. First, was obviously the name. It appears to be a blend of Gala Dali, his crush over whom he obsessed, and deoxyribonucleic…

Suspenseful Techniques of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” Ambrose Bierce is widely known for his ability to establish suspense in his infamous short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. In this literary work Bierce uses a variety of techniques that build up its suspense. These techniques catch the attention of the reader and keeps them intrigued. Bierce’s use of imagery, nonlinear plot, and point of view in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” contribute to the suspense of the story.…

“The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allan Poe, is about a man named Montresor who vows to get revenge on another man named Fortunato for an unknown reason. This story explores many moods including tension, irritation, suspensefulness, eeriness, and others in both the short story and film. Both the film and story include different techniques to portray the darker tones of the plot of the story. Throughout the story, Poe conveys the theme of dignity throughout the story, using the…

In “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, “Prey” by Richard Matheson, and “the Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, the authors all have a common trend of creating displays of violence resulting in blood or the loss of life in their works to show physical repercussions to hardships or mistakes. In addition to the consequences of physical violence, the characters also go through seemingly inescapable scenarios stemming from their own or other’s emotions. In “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen…

The Usher house is described in great lengths by Poe; he depicts it as gloomy, depressing, eerie, and gothic. As the narrator approaches the mansion he automatically feels the negative energy radiating into him as he states, “with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit” (Poe) He goes on to describe the walls as “bleak” and the windows as “vacant and eye like” as he moves closer and closer to the spooky mansion. The house reminds the narrator of ,…

The classic, honored, and gothic genre author, Edgar Allan Poe is known for his famous works like The Raven, A Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, Annabel Lee, and The Cask Amontillado. Some of these stories and poems style could have been influenced by Poe’s past. Before Poe even turned three both of his parents, two professional actors, died. From there he was taken in by Frances and John Allan in Richmond, Virginia. Thenceforth, he was sent to the best boarding schools and later…

A cold and bitter feeling is in the atmosphere on this night. Darkness consumed the small, but promising colony of Massachusetts. A type of night where only those who lurk in the shadows resurface to meet with the black man. Or maybe even a person who has something sinful bearing on their mind, is lurking around as well. This exact depiction of night is the setting for chapter 12, The Ministers Vigil; and the man responsible for the creation of The Scarlet Letter is, “the most significant…

The Gothic Genre and “The Raven” The word “Gothic” usually suggests adolescents in dark makeup and loud music. In literature though, “Gothic” means something much different. The Gothic genre sets itself apart from other literary genres in many ways. Gothic works usually take place in a strange, mysterious setting and have themes of extreme mental and/or physical isolation. The Gothic genre is also known for the sentiment of the frightening unfamiliar, that is also strangely familiar. The…

There are many problems in this world such as drinking and smoking that can make people do things they normally won't do. These addictions can significantly modify someone’s mindset. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Black Cat,” the narrator has a drinking problem that quickly changes him from the inside out. In the story “The Black Cat” Poe uses tone, inner thinking, and metaphors to create a dark mood in the story. In the story “The Black Cat” the author Poe changes his tone to cold and…

Gloomy, dreary, creepy, forbidding, dark, horror, and fear, are all words that describe gothic literature. Gothic literature is something that the writer Edgar Allan Poe has much knowledge about, for he has written many gothic short stories and poems. Such as the short stories like, “The Black Cat”, “Tell Tale Heart”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, and “Masque of the Red Death”. Also displayed in his poems, “Alone”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”, and somewhat of “The Bells”. To a great extent, Edgar…