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 periods they both include supernatural aspects. In Poe’s piece the supernatural aspect was that Roderick’s sister, Madeline, returned from the dead after she was buried alive. In Nathan’s piece supernatural actions take place throughout the whole story but each action stems from the vampire, and the vampire itself was the main supernatural entity. In “ Sunbleached” the take upon horror is more exaggerated because everyone knows that vampires are not real.In contrast Poe’s take on horror is more realistic and arguably more terrifying. …show more content…
In “ The Fall of the House of Usher” the violence took place when Roderick buried his sick sister that was still alive. In “ Sunbleached” the harmful factor was that the vampire killed Joshua’s mom,hung his brother upside down from his ankles, and the vampire put Joshua on the roof to burn alive. Over the years the horror aspect has gotten to be more intense, as the violence in Poe’s story is more settle.The details from Nathan’s piece makes “Sunbleached” more graphic then as in Poe’s piece because it includes very little specification when it came to Madeline’s
Even though both selections take place in different time periods they both include supernatural aspects. In Poe’s piece the supernatural aspect was that Roderick’s sister, Madeline, returned from the dead after she was buried alive. In Nathan’s piece supernatural actions take place throughout the whole story but each action stems from the vampire, and the vampire itself was the main supernatural entity. In “ Sunbleached” the take upon horror is more exaggerated because everyone knows that vampires are not real.In contrast Poe’s take on horror is more realistic and arguably more terrifying. …show more content…
In “ The Fall of the House of Usher” the violence took place when Roderick buried his sick sister that was still alive. In “ Sunbleached” the harmful factor was that the vampire killed Joshua’s mom,hung his brother upside down from his ankles, and the vampire put Joshua on the roof to burn alive. Over the years the horror aspect has gotten to be more intense, as the violence in Poe’s story is more settle.The details from Nathan’s piece makes “Sunbleached” more graphic then as in Poe’s piece because it includes very little specification when it came to Madeline’s