ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sexualization, Bildungsroman
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English 220 - lecture 16 - gothic genre. The gothic genre is known as horror"s monstrous mother. The gothic genre has a desolate and remote settings. It has mystery, secrets, and a confrontation of the past. The first function is to record, critique, and challenge the increasingly dictatorial reign of the patriarchy and its construct of control. The constructs include race, gender, and sexuality. The second function is to act as a psychological mirror for the audience. The plot is transgressing and giving in to temptation. The plot usually has a fall from grace. The themes have transgressions as in sexual in nature like homosexuality, incest, rape, and cross dressing. Some themes usually include love and lust. The themes usually have transgressive desires like lust for power and domination from characters who do not generally inhabit those attributes. The themes have challenging the status quo like how and who to love.
