The Gothic.

Last week I learned that it has way more to do with romantic and scary novels and a lot less to do with kids dressed in all black. Last week I learned about the true origins of the “scary story” and the gothic period. So, if I am going to write about a modern example of the gothic, what better story than twilight? Not only is it extra lame but also it will be a great segue into next weeks lesson about vampires. How is twilight an example of the gothic? First of all it contains a very classical horror monster, the vampire. Simply the presence of such a scary creature leads me to its gothic roots. It also contains werewolves, which are also classically scary. Aside from these obvious points, its bleeding romance leads us back to its Goth style. Last week I learned that horror stories were written mostly for women and that romance had a lot to do with it. The suspenseful stories are kind of a metaphor for sex, and usually contain a good guy a bad guy and a damsel in distress of some sorts. Twilight is full of this sort of stuff, not only is the main characters love a moody vampire but he has heroic qualities which also leads back the gothic. This story also contains a dramatic love triangle and the odd man out is a very heroic type. Twilight is a perfect example of modern gothic literature; they even made a movie out of it!