AILD
Who builds Addie's coffin?
Who is Cash
What part of the old man drives the narrator to murder?
What is the old man's eye/vulture eye
Where does Brown go that changes his faith?
What is...
Into the forest (symbolic for a journey)
In the Tell-Tale Heart, what does the heartbeat symbolize?
What is...
Guilt
Anse claims he's a suffering husband, but what is ironic?
What is...
He's selfish and uses Addie's death for teeth
Name one famours Dark Romantic author
Who is...
Poe, Hawthorne, Melville
What U.S. region is the Southern Gothic genre tied to?
The American South
Why does Anse insist on burying Addie in town?
What is "he wants a new set of teeth"
(selfish motive)
What sound does the narrator claim to hear that drives him mad?
What is the old man's beating heart.
Who appears in the forest that shocks Goodman Brown?
Who is..
People from his community--even his wife Faith
In Young Goodman Brown, what does the forest symbolize?
Temptation/evil within human nature
In Tell Tale Heart, why is the narrator's insistence on sanity ironic?
What is..
His behavior proves his madness
How do Dark Romantics view human nature?
It is flawed, sinful, and prone to madness
Southern Gothic focuses on social decay and grotesque family/community life
Which character is considered insane by the end of the novel?
Who is Darl
What literary device is used when only the narrator hears the heartbeat?
What is irony
dramatic/psychological
What is...
Innocence and purity, but also its fragility
In As I Lay Dying, what does Addie's coffin symbolize?
What is...
Burdens of family duty and decay
In Young Goodman Brown, why is Faith's name ironic?
What is...
Losing Faith is both literal (his wife) and symbolic (religious faith)
What's one difference between Dark Romanticism and Transcendentalism?
Transcendentalism is optimistic about humanity; Dark Romanticism is pessimistic
Give one grotesque character trait from As I Lay Dying
Darl's madness, Anse's selfishness, Vardaman's confusion
What does Vardaman famously say after Addie dies?
What is "my mother is a fish"
How does the narrator try to prove his sanity?
by describing his careful, planned murder in detail
How does Brown live the rest of his life after the forest experience?
What is...
bitter, distrustful, and joyless
In “Young Goodman Brown,” what does the old man with the serpent-shaped staff symbolize?
What is...
He symbolizes the devil or temptation, showing how evil can disguise itself as something familiar and persuasive.
What is ironic about Vardaman's statement, "My mother is a fish"?
A childlike attempt to understand death, but grotesquely absurd
How does nature appear in Dark Romanticism?
Dark, mysterious, revealing sinister truths
Why does Southern Gothic often use dark humor?
To highlight absurdity in tragedy and family dysfunction
How does the river crossing scene show both tragedy and dark humor?
What is the coffin falls, mules drown, but the absurdity makes it grotequely funny
Why is the story considered Dark Romanticism?
What is...
It explore guilt, madness, and the dark side of the human mind
What's the centrawl theme of the story?
What is...
the loss of faith in humanity's goodness
In Poe's works, what does the darkness often symbolize?
What is...
The unknown, fear, and hidden truths
Why is Southern Gothic often considered ironic?
What is...
It mixes tragedy with humor, grotesque with comedy
Give an example of madness in a Dark Romantic text
The narrator in Tell-Tale Heart, Goodman Brown's paranoia; Darl's breakdown
How does As I Lay Dying show Southern Gothic themes?
Through family dysfunction; grotesque characters; decay; irony; and tragic humor