1. Joyce Carol Oates
1938- Present

2. Life Born June 16, 1938 Raised as a Catholic, but conformed to Atheism
Lockport, New York
Oldest of three
Carolina and Frederick
Raised as a Catholic, but conformed to Atheism
Oates attended school in a one-room schoolhouse
Became interested in reading at an early age
Best gift was a book by Lewis Carroll
From her grandmother
Profound influence

3. Cont. Age 14 In her teens transferred to suburban school
Typewriter
Blanche
In her teens transferred to suburban school
School newspaper
Graduated in 1956
First to complete high school
Attended Syracuse University
English degree
1960

4. Cont. University of Wisconsin- Madison Married Raymond Smith 1961
Rice Univeristy
Ph.D.
First book published in 1963
1968 to 1978
University of Windsor Canada
Two to three books per year

5. Cont. 1978 Began writing Bellefleur The Ontario Review
Princeton, New Jersey
Creative Writing
Began writing Bellefleur
The Ontario Review
Literary magazine
Still lives in New Jersey
Teaches

6. Works 1963 1969 1980 2000 By the North Gate Them Bellefleur
Upstate New York family
2000
Blonde
Life of Marilyn Monroe

7. Gothic Writing Authors Behavior exhibited by extreme situations
Poe, Hawthorne, Oates
Behavior exhibited by extreme situations
Characters acting in disturbing ways because of internal conflict
Ex. Hawthorne uses characters that hold secret knowledge that leads them to act in unsettling ways
Shows the odd ways that humans think and act

8. Cont.
Joyce Carol Oates
Uses characters whose lives are upset by other forces that are beyond their control
Depicts common people who seem powerless to maintain their identities
Ex. Villagers in the Minister’s Black Veil