![]() In addition to the varying levels of danger in the setting, Gothic works and Magical Realist works focus on different sibling relationship changes due to fear. This feature in Magical Realism encourages audiences to view strange events more optimistically, whereas the danger in Gothic Literature aims to frighten the readers and allows them to experience fear. The fact that the characters are not too upset by the house’s power and successfully escape at the end shows indicates the more casual, and adventurous nature of Magical Realism. When the noises in Cortazar’s story take over, the siblings are somewhat happy because “the cleaning was so much simplified” (Cortazar). On the other hand, Magical Realism focuses on the strangeness of supernatural events rather than the danger that Gothic literature presents. Usher and his sister’s savage torment to each other represents a deadly and dark setting of Gothic Literature. This is suggested through the ending of The Fall of the House of Usher when the main character Usher dies, as his sister’s “final death agonies, bore him to the floor a corpse.” (Poe). Gothic Literature and Magical Realism utilize constructed frightening elements, as both Poe’s and Cortázar’s stories emphasize that the setting takes away the characters’ control over themselves.Įven though the two genres utilize similar elements to generate tension, the setting in Gothic literature is develops to be significantly more dangerous. Just like in The Fall of the House of Usher, the two siblings’ in House Taken Over are also disturbed by the supernatural power of the house as they are forced to certain locations. Similarly, in House Taken Over, after the “strange noise” has invaded a part of the house, the narrator mentions that he and his sister Irene have to cook “with the table in Irene’s room and platters of cold supper” (Cortázar). Poe uses the word “enchained” to illustrate that Usher’s house has an overwhelming power over him, which contributes to his rising distress. In Poe’s story, the narrator pictures that his friend “was enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to the dwelling which he tenanted.” (Poe). In both genres, authors utilize specific settings that create struggles for the characters. Although both Gothic literature and Magical realism have characters whose lives are disrupted by supernatural forces, the genres are fundamentally different in the darkness of the setting and the pathway of characters’ relationships. Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe and Magical realist author Julio Cortázar successfully demonstrate similarities and differences between the genres throughout their short stories, The Fall of the House of Usher and House Taken Over. Gothic literature is a style of writing that emphasizes elements of fear, horror, death, gloom, and high emotion, while Magical realism uses fantastic or mythic elements in a realistic style. Gothic literature and Magical realism highlight these two contrasting reactions by creating similar situations for characters, while showing different reactions to the established conditions. Why did I react with fear when, since bugs are such a basic part of nature normal part of life? Everyone responds to elements of fear differently thus,, and for some people, bugs pose no threat at all. I immediately got scared and started to panic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Last week when I was in my English class, a bug flew onto my computer screen. ![]()
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