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Michael Myers is A Monster to The American Society As you grow older your views on what you fear change. As a child, I developed a fear of little things such as ghost, the dark, etc. Once I grow into an adults I developed a of things observed on a daily. Americans between the age group of children and adolescents introduce themselves to bigger fears by watching movies that replay on the already experienced fears. For example: Freddy Krueger, Jason, Vampires, Werewolves, etc. The movies being…

Horror is a genre that seizes a reader and plunges them into a fictional world created by the author’s grotesque, dark imagination. The author forms this gripping world through layers of theme, literary structure, and other captivating elements and symbols. In We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, the author uses these elements in a profound and sophisticated manner, leaving the reader chilled to the bone without quite grasping how or why. Jackson creates an unsettling work of…

In the horror novel Dracula, Bram Stoker utilizes the symbolic elements in the story to create the theme that any good can defeat any evil(or the mystery solving process). Specifically, the symbolic elements help establish the integrity and beliefs of the main characters. The allusions to christianity and garlic help characterize Dracula as the blood-sucking demon he is. The novel begins with Jonathan staying in a town near Castle Dracula. The night before he travels, the innkeeper “tak[es] a…

Madisyn Lemman English IV Ms. Gawith 25 September 2017 Letters of a Wallflower Wallflower; someone who sees things, keeps quiet about them and understands. Charlie is a perfect example of this in The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. Charlie is a highschool boy who is coping with his friend Michael Dobson’s suicide. He writes letters to us, the audience, explaining his life from his past and present days. Throughout the novel, direct imagery is shown in different sexual…

The Life of Stephen Crane Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Crane is the author of the American Literary Classics such as : Red Badge of Courage, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Open Boat, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, and The Blue Hotel. These are his most regarded writings. What made the writings so highly regarded was how Crane was able to bring a realistic impression in his writings that makes the reader feel immersed; experiencing what the characters are…

With the invention of the printing press, the demand for books skyrocketed, and led to the creation of pulp magazines. To some these magazines were not “serious” literature standard, as often times they were printed on low quality paper, sold cheaply (dime magazines), and in locations like drug stores and train stations. B. Psychoanalytic critics were particularly interested in the horror genre for its uncanny characteristics. The story deals in the realm of the id and ego battling it out.…

Who doesn’t like to read about things that go bump in the night? Ventriloquist dummies that speak, nightly neighborhood murders, and haunted houses are not just for Halloween. A connoisseur of chillers and thrillers, this author is sure to give you goosebumps while reading any of his novels. The tales are just scary enough to make you think twice about turning out the lights but not so terrifying that you can’t sleep at night making these reads perfect for children and teens. American author…

Gothic literature is a genre of writing that combines fiction and horror,death and sometimes romance. But like all things the form of writing has evolved over the years. To showcase how Gothic literature has changed I will be comparing, “The Fall of the House of Usher “ and “Sunbleached”. The former is by Edgar Allen Poe, a prominent Gothic writer of the 19th century and the latter is by Nathan Ballingrud and it was written in 2011. Even though both selections take place in different time…

The heart races, the hand shakes, a drop of sweat falls off of a nose and into a world full of terror and evil. Yes, there are good feelings and pleasurable moments of life as well, but fear will never be forgotten; fear can never go away. The moments that people relive in every dream, the image lurking in every dark room, the face that appears every time one closes his or her eyes, that is the type of traumatizing fear that will never disappear. What is so attractive about this horror? Why do…

Abandonment: The Ultimate Betrayal Playwrights have a tendency to link their standpoints on specific issues in the world through their characters, plots, and their scripts. These playwrights provide subtle clues in an endeavor to get the audience’s attention fixated on what they want the audience to comprehend or notice. A Doll House and Death of a Salesman are plays that essentially deal with the conflicts of abandonment and betrayal. Through the analysis of A Doll House, and Death of a…