1. The Gothic,Romantic,Bildungsroman Novel
Jane Eyre

2. 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”

3. 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).

4. Gothic Novel Elements European Romantic-1790’s-late 1800’s
Setting: castles, ruins, underground passages, hidden panels, trap doors
Atmosphere: mystery & suspense

5. Gothic Novel continued
Bram Stoker, 1897
Themes:
1. Women in distress by tyrannical male
Omens, visions
Intense emotional experiences
Supernatural events
Gloom and horror
Francisco de Goya, 1798?

6. 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…