The American Gothic

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The American Gothic. Romanticism. American Gothic. Gothic Tropes Setting Dark Threatening Haunted Decrepit . American Gothic. Gothic Tropes Characters Hero versus Villain (good versus evil) Obscure man becomes hero Girl in trouble (damsel in distress) Hero saves girl. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Romanticism

The American Gothic

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American GothicGothic Tropes

SettingDarkThreateningHauntedDecrepit

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American GothicGothic Tropes

CharactersHero versus Villain

(good versus evil)Obscure man

becomes heroGirl in trouble

(damsel in distress)Hero saves girl

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American GothicGothic Tropes

SpecterUglyScarySupernatural or

naturalPowerfulSeemingly

unstoppable

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American GothicGothic Tropes

Theme(s)Reveals the secret sins

and hidden desires of individuals and society

Reveals factors/situations that might cause the destabilization of society, or the breakdown of the status quoExamples: Greed, lust,

revenge


Typical Elements of American Gothic Fiction:

Typical Elements of American Gothic Fiction:

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3029 American Gothic II with price

Grant Wood’s American Gothic - White Eagle Elementary Schoolwhiteeagle.ipsd.org/uploads/PTA/Art Awareness/First Grade/Grant Wood/Wood.pdfGrant Wood’s American Gothic •Grant Wood

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Grant Wood’s American Gothic

Grant Wood’s American Gothic

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South American gothic 2 show

American Gothic Tales

American Gothic Tales

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Comparing American Gothic Texts The Masque of the Red …

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Southern Gothic in American Literature Laurie Miller.

Southern Gothic in American Literature Laurie Miller.

Romanticism, Transcendentalism, American Gothic

Romanticism, Transcendentalism, American Gothic

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American gothic power point

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Comparing American Gothic Texts · 2015-11-10 · Comparing American Gothic Texts Meet the Authors 444 The Masque of the Red Death Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe from Danse Macabre

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