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…Star Wars " The Descent into Dark We live in a society, which relies on fairy tales and mythology to entertain and take us off to a far away place where we can identify with our imagination. The Star Wars trilogy is a classic example of the hero cycle…

…and the early years of the 19th century” (Drabble 406). It becomes obvious that Gothic is a literary term which describes a particular type of story and atmospheric surrounding. In so doing, it establishes a contrast between darkness and light, which evokes…

…stories of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel as a backdrop. This story of good and evil and man's downfall is centered on the dark and twisted figure of Cathy Ames, later Kate Trask. Through this pure embodiment of evil, Steinbeck demonstrates how the characters…

…with secrets, guilt, and sin has not been established. Hawthorne spoke of telling secrets in his works, but "keeping the in most me behind it's veil". Close friend and respected author of the time Herman Melville believed that there was a dark…

…, shortly after Catherine's marriage to Edgar. The dark passion, untamed and uncivilized, is present at Wuthering Heights, which is exposed on a hilltop, just as Heathcliff's emotions for Catherine are open and evident. Thrushcross Grange is light and tranquil…

…need is rather a merging of heart, mind and soul. Works cited http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/author/greene/pg2.shtml Greene, Graham. Brighton Rock, Penguin Books:Great Britain, 1981 Koestler, Arthur. Darkness at Noon, Bantam Modern…

…college. When he arrived at the party, he learned that it was Elmira’s engagement party, striking a dramatic blow to Poe’s heart (540). After John Allan and Poe had their quarrels over Poe’s gambling addiction, he joined the army under the alias of “Edgar Allan…

…him and had nicknamed him " the Prince." That Friday everything went wrong. The underground train lost its life current between two stations, and for a quarter of an hour one could hear nothing but the dutiful beating of one's heart and the rustling…

…college. When he arrived at the party, he learned that it was Elmira’s engagement party, striking a dramatic blow to Poe’s heart (540). After John Allan and Poe had their quarrels over Poe’s gambling addiction, he joined the army under the alias of “Edgar Allan…

…been lived there. It has the "persona of a living creature that exists and influences" the lives of everybody that even steps foot into it (Curtis, 162 ). The house is also a symbol of the collection of hearts that have darkened while living…