Craft an essay that incorporates the use of one or more Gothic elements into an argument about the larger meaning of the text and analyze how it uses these Gothic elements to communicate its meaning.

The Assignment:

For this essay, you will conduct an in-depth analysis of one work of fiction that we have read, focusing on how its Gothic elements reveal a deeper meaning or theme in the text. Here are key Gothic elements you can choose from (don’t try to cover all of them; just choose those elements that are most significant in the story you’re writing about):

Decay
Ambiguity
Transgression (particularly with relation gender and sexuality)
Alienation
Monstrousness
The Uncanny
The Sublime
Isolation
The Arcane/Archaic/Romanticized Past
Madness

Write ABOUT:

“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

Your job will be to craft an essay that incorporates the use of one or more Gothic elements into an argument about the larger meaning of the text and analyze how it uses these Gothic elements to communicate its meaning.

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