Thursday, April 24, 2014

Supernatural

For multiple reasons, using a supernatural approach is the most effective in writing a gothic novel, such as Frankenstein. The main goal of a gothic novel is horror and making the reader feel a sense of fear for what is happening in the story. It keeps the reader engaged and can also put a sort of "twist" to the plot. Many people fear the unknown and are interested to always find out more. In the book Frankenstein both Victor and Robert are interested to find out more even though they are very intelligent. Victor spent a great amount of time in college studying many sciences such as physiology.With the amount of intelligence he had,  Victor created a mysterious creature.While making the creature, he was very fond of his making, but he later realized what he was capable of and that he had created a " Monster". The monster is the supernatural event in the story and is a major component to the plot.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Frankenstein and a Ghost story

Mary Shelly starts the book of Frankenstein in a way like no other. She starts off with 4 letters written from a man named Robert Walton to his sister Margaret. Walton tells his sister about his voyage and during this time is when we (the readers) see his feelings, thoughts, and the people and dangers he encounters. Walton meets a mysterious stranger that foreshadows the book of Frankenstein. If I were to write a ghost story, I would probably find it effective to start with something , such as letters, to foreshadow and provide the readers with more knowledge just like Mary Shelly did. I would do this because it will set up the base of the story. Although it may confuse people,confusion may make the story more interesting because the readers would want to keep reading and find out more. There could possibly be a twist and it could draw the readers into the story.

Friday, April 4, 2014

A World Without Electricity

  If all the electricity/ electronic devices have ceased to work I would spend most of my free time (as usual) at my boyfriend Brandon's house. Usually we just watch TV and play on our phones but if electricity stopped working we world probably play outside, and on rainy, cold or snowy days we would play board games inside and compete against one another . I think that a loss of electricity would not be a terrible thing for Brandon and I because it would force us to be more engaged in one another and we could be more active. As to having long distance friends or friends that do not live close to me, it would be very hard to communicate because writing letters is just to complex, now in days, and many people would easily loose friendships. If anything, I would just hope that the electricity would only stop working for a small amount of time.