A Comparison Of Magical Realism InThe Fall Of The House Of Usher?

Magical Realism and Gothic style writings may seem very alike, but at the same time, they are different. Gothic style invokes a very dark, scary, and irrational feeling, even though the explanation is completely natural. Magical Realism like the piece “House Taken Over”, makes things seems normal but has events that seem almost unexplainable. In Gothic style writings like “The Fall of The House of Usher”, things seem unreasonable, but in Magical Realism things feel ordinary.

Jacquelyn Barrett’s spookiest experience was, less than a year ago, she got a call from my oldest sister Hannah saying,”did you hear what happened to Grandpa Barrett?” For over two hours she was stuck inside of Citrus Valley Gym, playing with the boys volleyball team. Right after practice ended, her mom got a call from her dad and the next thing she remembers her mom saying “do you know? Grandpa Barrett passed away about a half an hour ago. “Right away on that day 3 April 2017 at 4:50 her life had changed forever. This scenario relates to Gothic literature and Magical realism because it was a very surreal moment. These genres are similar because both genres blend reality and magical moments in one. Gothic literature is a setting that begins with bleak setting and has an ambiguous ending. Also it has a scary and mysterious feeling and makes you wonder what's going to happen next. It impacts the reader by putting intelligent words and a gloomy setting. A example of gothic literature is in the story “Where is here”. In the story “Where is Here” a stranger appears at the family's house and the family reacted with curiosity and concern(69). Magical Realism is a literary genre, therefore there is a realistic narrative and natural techniques, combine with surreal elements of dream or fantasy. Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is a good example of Magical Realism because both the brother and sister started to hear “noises” coming from a part of the house, so they limited

Gothic Literature and Magical Realism are similar because they both contain strange and fantasy related plot lines. Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fall of The House of Usher” the narrator conveys “Nevertheless, in the mansion of gloom, I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks”(14). In this quotation from the story, the author says “mansion” indicating the house that his friend Roderick lives in, is huge. Furthermore, in “House Taken Over” by Julio Cotazar, the author notes “Irene and I got used to staying in the house by ourselves, which was crazy, eight people could have lived in the place and not have gotten in each other's way”(38) .Therefore, a conclusion can be made that the house, Irene and her brother live in is very big and has an enormous amount of room for a huge group of people even though just two live in it. Both “Fall of the House of Usher” and “House Taken Over” indicate the houses discussed in each story are rather extensive and spacious. Each story is told with just two characters who live in an enormous house, causing the story to sound strange, creepy, and somewhat lonely feeling considering two people usually, would not need such big of a house. Reasoning for the two stories being similar regarding fantasy and fiction is when you realize that you don’t see a mansion every day. Mansions are not common and usually in stories and movies where they do exist, they are creepy or belong to the bad guy of the story. In addition, it is

Gothic literature is a style characterized by multiple elements, such as fear, death, gloom, as well as romantic elements like nature, individuality, and high emotion. Magical realism, on the other hand, began as a painting style. It then evolved into the literary style associated with Latin America, which puts fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction. One of the most important elements of these genres is the setting of the stories. In The Fall of the House of Usher and House Taken Over, the setting creates atmosphere, reflects genre, and reflects characters.

One of the spookiest experiences of my life was when Melissa was home alone and she heard a noise, so she decided to turn up the volume on her music and Melissa’s dog started growling and she barked while running toward the wall. This scenario relates to the traits of Gothic Literature and Magical Realism because it was related to strong events such as the scene where Irene and her brother had heard a noise in “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortazar. Those two genres are similar because they both have strange events. However, Edgar Allen Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” is an example of Gothic Literature because it takes place in a dark, scary mansion while Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is an example of Magical Realism because the house is taken over in an ordinary place.

One of the spookiest moments of Savannah’s life, was exploring an abandoned warehouse and the door slammed shut, an entire flock of birds started to fly at Savannah. This scenario is similar to the traits of Gothic Literature and Magical Realism because it is a description of the eerie setting and events. Gothic Literature and Magical Realism are similar because they both illustrate ideas of suspense and mystery throughout. Edgar Allen Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher is an example of Gothic Literature because the people of the story have physiological problems, while Julio Cortazar’s House Taken Over is an example of Magical Realism because it takes place in a realistic setting that includes ordinary details.

Gothic literature is a style of writing that includes a bleak, dark setting, tortured characters, strange plot, striking description and a gloomy mood. Elements such as these are found in all gothic literature tales. “Fall of the House of Usher”, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a good example of this writing style. This is due to the countless dramatic and strange descriptions. Poe is the designated father of gothic literature. An example of a dramatic description of this story is when the narrator is explaining the demise of the Usher’s legacy and their mansion. “There was a long tumultuous shouting sound like the voice of a thousand waters-”. (Page 30, Paragraph 48) This dramatic explanation gave more of an impactful description, rather than saying the house simply fell and was no longer there.

Supernatural elements is something that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. These elements, such as religious figures and activities, ghosts, witches and anthropomorphized animals have been used to develop themes throughout literature. These supernatural elements are often used to outline the conflict within the plot and creates an atmosphere of mystery and suspense throughout the text, which establishes the gothic. Supernatural components leave us to question what is real and what is our imagination.

One of the scariest experiences of my life was when Hayden was climbing a mountainside. Hayden went to grab a plant to help myself up, but it ripped out. When that happened Hayden’s brother had caught Hayden’s arm and helped Hayden up because if Hayden had fallen, Hayden was most likely going to die. This scenario relates to gothic literature; because I was in a bleak setting and it relates to magical realism because for some reason, my brother, caught me at the perfect time. These genres are similar in that they both use supernatural events in the story. However, Edgar Allen Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” is an example of gothic literature because it tells you how the story ends; while Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is an example of magical realism because it discusses historic facts with a mysterious feeling. Hayden’s scariest experience can best be described as an experience which are examples of the potential tragedies found in Gothic and Magical Realist genres.

Gothic literature is often characterized by fear, death, and horror. Magical realism involves fantasy in a realistic setting. The Fall of the House of Usher takes place in a gloomy setting and involves supernatural occurrences. In House Taken Over, Cortazar uses supernatural characteristics to portray the noises the brother and

“The Fall of the House of Usher” is a prime example of Gothic literature because it showcases nearly all parts of a classic Gothic literature story. The setting and characters play a very large part in developing the Gothic literature feeling. The setting starts off with the narrator riding upon a dilapidated house that is surrounded by desolate land and a black, turid tarn. This presents a dark and creepy feeling right from the start. When the narrator moves inside the house, it gets no less dark because the house is filled with Gothic architecture and paintings; the furniture is also old and tattered. Two of the main characters, Roderick and Madeline Usher, are very spooky in their own ways. Roderick is clearly suffering a number of illnesses, possibly including hypochondria, this

The short stories of The Fall of the House of Usher and A Rose for Emily are very intriguing. Although they both have different developments in their respected stories, they bring a couple similarities. The author of The Fall of the House of Usher is Edgar Allan Poe, a very recognize magazine editor, poet, short story writer, critic and lecturer. In contrast to The Fall of the House of Usher, A Rose for Emily’s author is William Faulkner. William Faulkner earned his popularity by writing novels. They both had a similarity in the way they wrote. The similarity could be seen in their way of expressing each and every detail. The feeling when people is reading these two short stories is like if they are living it while they read it.

“The Fall of the House of Usher” is a short story written by Edger Allan Poe in 1839. Almost everything about the story is very gloomy, dark and depressing. For example, the house is described by the narrator as “the melancholy House of Usher” and the description of Roderick Usher himself makes you think of a corpse. This theme of dreariness and sorrow pervades the story and is done to a very chilling effect, which really draws in the reader. “The Fall of the House of Usher” has lots of necessary elements of a traditional Gothic tale: a dreary landscape, a haunted house, mysterious characters, etc., but for all of these elements, the vagueness of the story is a large part of the

The Fall of the House of Usher 1839 by Edger Allan Poe and The Old Nurses Story 1852 by Elizabeth Gaskell are perfect examples of gothic short stories. Gothic tales are loved by most readers as we all get a thrill from the fear that is represented in these tales. The suspense and mystery make us want to dive deeper into the story till we become part of the story ourselves. Setting on the edge of our seats waiting to see what happens next. In the two stories that are being compared will do just that. The Fall of the House of Usher leaves so much to the imagination making the story even more enticing wanting to see why this gothic tale is titled as it is. The Old Nurses Story has it all, murder, ghosts, love, deceit and revenge. These two stories deal with the forces of good against evil and the supernatural. There were terrible unforgiving crimes committed in both tales. One was burying someone alive and the other was a double murder of a Daughter and granddaughter. In Poe's story it really does not come right out tell you why Rodrick is in the state he is in with his illness that is no other than fear. The Old Nurses Story leads you on a for a while as to why Miss.Furnvall is so stony and cold and depressed but soon tells why and both ends in death from fear and regret. Both Gaskell and Poe have their own style of being creative, but both keeps you wanting more till the end.

The term gothic is used to describe a work of literature characterized by the elements of mystery, gloom, and fear. Combing the idea of gothic literature with Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘single effect’ yields a completely terrifying masterpiece. There are a multitude of themes and symbols that can be pulled from this work, but it is the narrator's description of his ambiguous setting that brings on the gothic undertones of mystery, gloom, and fear in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”