The Gothic,Romantic,Bildungsroman Novel Jane Eyre
Romance Novel Two people fall in love & struggle to maintain it Climax=successful resolution of love troubles Optimistic ending: good people win, bad people lose aka “emotional justice” www.webdelsol.com
Bildungsroman “Novel of Education” “traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character from (usually) childhood to maturity” (Wikipedia.com).
Gothic Novel Elements European Romantic-1790’s-late 1800’s Setting: castles, ruins, underground passages, hidden panels, trap doors Atmosphere: mystery & suspense
Gothic Novel continued Bram Stoker, 1897 Themes: 1. Women in distress by tyrannical male Omens, visions Intense emotional experiences Supernatural events Gloom and horror www.britannica.com Francisco de Goya, 1798?
THE RED ROOM “My heart beat thick, my head grew hot; a sound filled my ears, which I deemed the rushing of wings; something seemed near me; I was oppressed, I suffocated. Endurance broke down. I rushed to the door and shook the lock in desperate effort. Steps came running along the outer passage; the key turned…