HUMA 1780 Study Guide - Doris Betts, The Birth-Mark, Burping
18 Jun 2013
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Gothic tales have certain characteristics that make them gothic tales. Whether they be the creation of fear and anxiety or the simultaneous attraction and repulsion of a character. Doris bett"s hitchhiker deviates quite greatly from these main characteristics. This is made even more apparent when contrasted to other gothic tales such as nathaniel hawthorne"s the birthmark, a story which sticks very closely to the standard characteristics of a gothic tale. Doris betts gothic tales deviates from standard gothic literature in 2 main categories, the creation of fear and anxiety in the story and the simultaneous attraction and repulsion to a main character. This will be proven with the use of both texts in the following chapters. The main character of doris betts hitchhiker rose marie duffy or duffy as will be referred to lacks the creation of fear and anxiety that the birthmark does due to its attitude towards life and death.
