HUMA 1780 Study Guide - Final Guide: Roch Carrier, Utopia, Margaret Atwood
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A car crash - we don"t want to look because of all the destruction, but at the same time we want to look out of curiosity: fear of life. Life is feared because it has transformed into something unfamiliar, and therefore death is welcomes as a hope to escape: deals with human/physical corruption. Gothic examples: dracula, william wilson, black swan, frankenstein. Sound: the use of minimal sound, makes a film seem mysterious and gloomy; makes the viewer anxious; puts you on edge; amplifies when there is sound, sound effects such as: Atmospheric elements: rain, thunder etc: ex. We are introduced to the supernatural being of dracula before renfield enters the house and meets him. Southern gothic - a type of story in which the story takes place in southern america. The house is described with human characteristics similar to those of.
