Courtney's Corner

This book has many different relationships scattered throughout the four-part story. Since Louis is our protagonist, and a poor, passive one at that, I’ll focus mainly on the several relationships that he has throughout the story. Starting with the most obvious one –Louis’s relationship with Lestat. This is not only where the homoerotic relations start, but also the toxic and slave-like one. Throughout a significant chunk of the novel, we follow Louis and his hatred for Lestat. What started off as a magically seduced and lust filled relationship ends rather quickly after Lestat changed Louis into a vampire. This is most likely because Lestat’s abusive character is revealed almost immediately after Louis is changed. Lestat just wants Louis’s money and land. He also holds his “knowledge” of being a vampire over Louis, forcing Louis to remain Lestat’s slave and furthering the toxicity of the relationship. Louis’s relationship with Babette is also worth mentioning briefly...

Mary Shelly's  Frankenstein   has many gothic elements throughout. From its setting, to the damsels, and even the supernatural events. However, one gothic element that was the most prominent for me was the overwrought emotions.              Throughout the story, Frankenstein is full of dramatic and emotional monologues. They colored the book in many ways. For one thing, the characters, specifically the male ones, seemed homosexual for the way that they presented their emotions and how much of them they showed. The story begins with Robert Walton writing to his sister about how he longs for a male friend that he can connect with. He later meets Victor Frankenstein and talks about how much admiration and awe he holds towards him. Walton speaks of how he is sad that the one man he was closed to is reaching the end of his life and how Frankenstein’s emotions affect him so much. In the end, Frankenstein die...

-        Old Portraits -        Full Moons -        Hidden Rooms -        Castles -        Isolation -        Damsels -        Fog/Smoke -        The Undead -        Mad Scientists -        Rain and Lightning -        Candlelight -        Werewolf, Vampires -        Travel -        Creepy Butler -        Shadows -        Organ Music -        Jump Scares