Gothic Gender

Question 1

Historical Context

Answer 1

• puritanical influence
• frontier perils
• Revolutionary America (=anxiety)
• 19th century (industrialization+slavery)

Question 2

Themes and Characteristics

Answer 2

• Haunting Landscape (dark forest or urban settings)
• Psychological Complexity (taboos, dark aspects of humans)
• Cultural/Historical anxiety
• Supernatural and Uncanny

Question 3

Major Authors

Answer 3

• Shirley Jackson
• Harper Lee
• Anne Rice
• Michal McDowell

Question 4

Shirley Jackson

Answer 4

“The Hauting of Hills House”
“We have always lived in the castle”
=> unreliable narrator

Question 5

Harper Lee

Answer 5

“To Kill a Mockingbird”

Question 6

Anne Rice

Answer 6

“The Vampire Chronicles”
“Interview with the vampire”

Question 7

Michal McDowell

Answer 7

“The Blackwater series”

Question 8

Legacy

Answer 8

• Urban Gothic Landscapes
• Reflection of contemporary fears
• Intersectionality and multilayered narratives
  + Wednesday, American Horror Story