Angles Are Mad

Rather than having a decay of the mansion there is a decay of London. In addition to this the author uses a sifi creature rather that a paranormal creature. the golem or trash monster is the villain in the story which the main character has to defeat. The story is similar to Kafka's because the main character wanders through London like how the characters of Kafka's stories wander through towns.

Creative Gothic Infogrphic

This image contains information on each of the stories we have read so far in Gothic literature starting in the 18th century all the way up until the 21st century. To some extent we explained the advancements of the Gothic through the years of stories we covered. You can see how the Gothic elements have changed throughout the story timeline. also the excellent dry humor is courtesy of Nick Burkhart

Sisi was a living gothic heroine.

Sisi is a gothic heroine for several reasons. she was trapped and imprisoned in her marriage which caused her to be isolated from her friends and family. She was also in mourning for so much of her life because of her two children. and her husband passing away. Sisi was very emotional, like the Romantic movement encouraged people to be; the people admired Sisi because of this, however she didn't fit in very well and was somewhat mentally unstable. Sisi also lived in a very gothic setting, the Habsburg palace, which was dark and depressing. Sisi was very unhappy that she couldn’t do the things that she wanted to do like ride her horses or play with her pets, she missed her past life very much. Overall she was a very gothic figure.

Gothic elements of Barbara

In Barbara there are a lot of Gothic themes, for example, many things happen in darkness, like when Barbara runs away with her lover in the middle of the night. There is also the fact that Barbara is stuck in the past after the death of Edmond, and she becomes obsessed with the idea of his beauty. The author of Barbara of the House of Grebe seems to punish Barbara's character for being vain and only loving Edmond for his looks. it seems like the author feels that she deserves the mental issues brought on by her second husband. These are only a few of the Gothic elements in this story.

My goals for this trip!

I am determined to accomplish several goals on this trip! My number one priority is to succeed in the class requirements and complete the Gothic Lit course. To do this I will set aside time to read and work on the blog entry to stay caught up, focused, and on task. I also have several travel goals, I want to see as much as possible, its very hard for me to sleep early at night knowing that there are still so many things remaining to see and do. I would like to spend more time continuing  to  get  to know the classmates better so we can all share our travel experiences and try new things as a group. everything is always more fun when everyone is thinking differently and the ideas can be collaborated.

What shouldn't I wear??

Essentially you should not wear anything sporting american clothing, camo, or anything that presents that fact you are american. I will bring mostly plain shirts and solid color jeans.

Define the Gothic

The Gothic is not very easily described in words but may be more easily described by the sensibility or feeling you have when you witness something of this nature it may be creepy, scary, sublime, not horror but terror and mystery, a big wave. Often associated with 18th century Catholicism, but it still plays a large part in our modern culture in our movies TV shows and games such as the Hunger Games, Sleepy Hollow, and most of Tim Burton's movies.