Category: English (Multiple Classes)
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Carmilla’s Eerie and Foreboding Atmosphere Keeps Readers on Edge
Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella, Carmilla, has been described as a highly atmospheric novel where the setting (landscape, nature, architecture, shadows, gothic paraphernalia, etc.) is inextricably connected to the theme and characters of the novella. Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic novella “Carmilla” follows a story told by a young woman named Laura that occurred when she was…
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The Birds of Jane Eyre: How Birds Add to the Characters, Atmosphere, and Plot.
“Wherever there are birds, there is hope,” said Turkish playwright, Mehmet Murat Ildan. This idea is amplified through Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, we see how birds affect the characters and enhance Bronte’s storytelling, as the motif adds to the characters, atmosphere, and plot. Our first interaction with Jane is as a child, she has slipped…
Eleanor Grant 