Peculiar

Short stories typically revolve around one event that has an unexpected turn before the story ends, and Gaiman has a peculiar way delivering the sense of “reality” in his prose. Guiding us through the story, he writes it so it gives us hints that it is in no way realistic. After the revelation, at the turn of events, we still question the reality of the previously disproved…

Intersectionality is “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage” (Dictionary.com). Throughout this course so far, we’ve read various essays from a number of authors, each offering different viewpoints of intersectionality experienced by various groups of people and using that in order to get their points across. Of…

occurs repeatedly when character experience exposure to different identities. The development of characters in the text require acceptance of their own privileges and disadvantages. Roxane Gay, a feminist and writer, writes in her piece entitled Peculiar Benefits highlights the essence of privilege within identities, “You need to understand the extent of your privilege, the consequences of your privilege, and remain aware that people who are different from you move through and experience the…

“Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success,” a quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, provides a glimpse into an important theme of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs. The beginning of the story takes place in present day Florida, where the main character, Jacob Portman, lives. The rest of the story takes place on Cairnholm Island in Wales in both the present and on September 3, 1940. Jacob is a sixteen-year-old boy who shows great…

The first thing I noticed about this book was the amazing quality of writing. Right off the bat, I was hooked, drawn in by the fantastic storytelling of Ransom Riggs. In Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Riggs creates a world all it's own by mixing humor, magic, and mystery flawlessly. The way in which he writes is beautiful: ". . . these weren't the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around- they were monsters with…

Certain characters may spend their entire lives searching for answers to life’s mysteries, while some accept that mysteries and turmoil are a part of their own identity. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children is about an adolescent boy named Jacob, whose grandfather died in a rather obscure way. This book revolves around Jacob’s grieving process as he searches for answers about his grandpa’s death. While traveling to his grandfather’s childhood home, Jacob finds a little more than he…

dark and chilling elements much like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Gothic elements such as loss, monsters, and psychological issues are connected to Riggs’ novel, but also to well-known gothic short stories like “The Raven”, “The Black Cat”, by Edgar Allan Poe, and “The Feather Pillow” by Horacio Quiroga. For example, the famous poem “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe, and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs, share the same gothic element…

novel, Miss.Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. After researching some background notes it became very interesting to discover that this book is actually a movie in the making being directed by the remarkable Tim Burton in early 2016. This novel is based on a 16 year old boy who goes by the name of Jacob. Jacob faces a horrible tragedy one day when his grandfather suddenly disappears and is actually found deceased. His grandfather was known for being peculiar in his own way through his…

My journey began when I was fourteen years old and my friend introduced me to the online game World of Warcraft. At first I was skeptical that I would enjoy it, but my buddy insisted I give it a try. I chose to become a shaman, master of the elements, specializing in their restorative powers to aid my teammates in battle. I also began to study herbalism and alchemy, allowing me to search for and collect various herbs to convert them into potions. These potions could provide players with extra…

gothic element in their work to affect the reader’s emotions. In the novel Miss. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and the short stories The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe contain the gothic elements of the supernatural, death/ pain/ blood, and psychological issues to enhance the reader’s reaction. Miss peregrine’s home for Peculiar Children and The Raven contain the gothic element of supernatural to enhance the fiction of the…