Essays on Gothic Literature

Different categories of novels Different authors use various writing styles and literature to bring out their ideas in the novels. There are different categories of novels such as romantic, thriller, and gothic; all these categories have specific styles that have to be incorporated to make the stories relevant. The use of...

When Charlotte Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper," the system of American society in the nineteenth century saw men (White men) ruling all facets of life, including the livelihoods of their wives. Gilman's short story can be seen as an attempt to liberate women of the time from the constraints of...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Paper is a short story about a woman who is locked up in a room with the intention of resting after giving birth to her daughter. However, she believes that her partner, who seems to be caring at first, is misinterpreting her condition. Gilman interprets...

Frankenstein: A Tale of Morality and Madness Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley in the early nineteenth century, tells the tale of a genius, Victor Frankenstein, who creates a man-monster whose name is eventually mispronounced as Frankenstein. Victor creates a creature that he comes to despise as a result of his discovery...

Introduction Because of the creativity and consistency in the prose, Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein is arguably one of the most read books of literature. As a consequence, the novel has been subjected to scholarly review from a variety of literatures, with a variety of scholars describing their perspectives on the novel. Critical...