During the time in which Poe lived, the expression "house of…" also implied family lineage as well as a physical dwelling. The tale connects the house and the family by personifying the old mansion. The narrator observes the House of Usher as having "vacant eye-like windows" (317). The mention of this contributes to the gloomy mystique of the mansion. This dim saturnine aura gives the reader a sense of uneasiness.
By using this phrase, Lee encourages us to view Boo as a strange, intimidating man, whom you would feel uncomfortable and intimidated if faced with. Boo, and the Radley family are presented as scary characters, whom you would try and avoid contact with. One way in which Lee is able to create this image in the readers mind is by creating their house to match the characters. The Radley “house was low, was once white”. The word “once” creates an ageing atmosphere, because it implies the house is no longer white, that the house is now grey and dull.
This viewpoint is particularly effective in this chapter, as readers, we can relate to the terror and anxiety felt by Arthur. At the start of the chapter he comments on feeling ‘calm and cheerful’ however this state of contentment disappears at the chapter progresses – ‘I sat, too terrified to move’ and ‘my throat felt constricted and I began to shiver.’ In the ghost story genre this technique is effective – we can imagine ourselves in Arthur’s place – reliving his experiences. Hill uses the senses to create a sense of terror in this chapter during which the theme of childhood is developed when Kipps discovers the locked nursery. The use of the bumping sound ‘bump
Body paragraph two: Topic sentence: Teddy controls his parental, social and anger issues. Support: In the story The Fall Of A City the main character Teddy establishes control over many of his issues which include Parental, Social and Anger by creating an artificial reality named Upalia. Evidence: "Blinking, he shifted his position and transferred his attention to the things that lay around him on the floor. In the centre of the room a fort and a palace, painstakingly constructed from corrugated cardboard cartons"( T.F.O.A.C.) Body paragraph three: Topic sentence: Teddy faces reality.
Maybe we should not take every word that comes out of a crazy person’s mouth for its worth. But no doubt that through all of the enigmatic rumblings of their minds, something is brewing. And what they see is in direct relation to what they reflect. Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest circumambulates around the ins and outs of a mental institute. Throughout the ward’s various machinations, the narrator of the book Bromden is quite acute in his intelligence.
Hoang 01 Lisa Hoang 124/01 Mrs.Maccherone Poe, the Father of Mystery Stories, uses many literary devices to create a specific mood to present the story smoothly. Growing up, Poe felt lonely and a sense of loss. Because of growing up with those emotions, Poe’s works are full of horror, mystery, and fear. Throughout the story of Fall House of Usher, a creepy feeling is maintained from the beginning to the end. Poe’s usage of literary devices and choice of words are what use to maintain the creepy feeling.
Another example would be when Rainsford finds General Zaroff’s house and describes it as, “a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom… the massive door with a leering gargoyle for a knocker was real enough; yet about it all hung an air of unreality” (16). The house somewhat seems unwelcoming due to words used such as “lofty” and “gloom”, and it is almost as if the house resembles a haunted mansion. Once again, there is the unfamiliar mood of the house which brings the mysterious feeling to the reader. The remote and uncommon setting Rainsford faces brings out the mysterious mood for the reader. Rainsford faces a number of settings in the story, some of which give out an intimidating mood towards the reader.
A firing interview I have requested this interview because Thomas Build-the-Fire is a very intriguing person, and knowing his story, he’s a very misunderstood person. I think our readers would love to get to know him a little more. Thomas requested for the interview to be conducted at his house. He explained that at his house is where the spirits talk louder and more clear to him, and he would like to share some of this stories with us. We arrived at Thomas Builds-the-Fire house, He greets us, and proceeds to direct us to his living room.
The first five paragraphs of the story are devoted to creating a gothic mood — that is, the ancient decaying castle is eerie and moldy and the surrounding moat seems stagnant. Immediately Poe entraps us; we have a sense of being confined within the boundaries of the House of Usher. Outside the castle, a storm is raging and inside the castle, there are mysterious rooms where windows suddenly whisk open, blowing out candles; one hears creaking and moaning sounds and sees the living corpse of the Lady Madeline. This, then, is the gothic and these are its trappings; one should realize by now that these are all basic effects that can be found in any modern Alfred Hitchcock-type of horror film, any ghost movie, or in any of the many movies about Count Dracula. Here is the genesis of this type of story, created almost one hundred and fifty years ago in plain, no-nonsense America, a new nation not even sixty years old.
Despite all these suggestions that Edwin is undergoing complete internal conflict, the narrator reveals that “ he had barely spoken since returning from Francesca’s house”. Moreover, this sets the idea that there is a contrast between his thoughts and actions, which is a main form of deception throughout the text. Additionally, Frances is “ watching him like a hawk”, a simile that could indicate that she is watching him with such