Edgar Allan Poe(the black cat)

Gothic Features
Symbolism
Gothic Features
Gothic Features
The Definition of the Term “Gothic”
Gothic literature is
a collection of
terror and
romantic
literature.
An unhappy youth A bitter and mysterious death
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34ຫໍສະໝຸດ A miserable childhood
A struggling life
• A: Poetry
• 1 The Raven 《乌鸦》 • 2 Annabel Lee 《安娜贝尔丽》 • 3 To Helen 《献给海伦》
Plot
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Exposition Resolution
Themes
1 Love & Hate
4 Illusion VS Reality
2 Justice & Truth 5 Relationships 3 Superstition 6 Loyalty
CONTENT
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Edgar Allan Poe
The Black Cat
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Edgar Allan Poe
J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 8 0 9 – O c t o b e r 7 , 1 8 4 9
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Brief Introduction
Personal Life
Major Works
The Gothic novel
a. the character’s terror action
b. the scene settings c. the theme of death
Symbolism
Symbolism
The Definition of Symbolism
The symbolism is an
The Writing Artistic Characteristics In Edgar Allan Poe’s Horror Fictions
Born January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts Died October 7, 1849 (aged 40) Baltimore, Maryland a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story the inventor of the detective fiction genre
hate.
参考资料kipedia Grade saver Thought co owl eyes E notes
Analysis
Gothic
a. theme and plot b. the character’s terror action c. mysterious and horrible
setting and atmosphere
Symbolism
The black cat: ominous and evil Pluto: mysterious , gloomy and terrible image—the name of the god of death Splotch of white: it is the symbol of punishment of sin— shape of gallows
Point of view
Using the first person view to talk to us what has happened.
Repetition
The two cats have the same color of
hair, and they were all deprived of one of their eyes. The attitude that the narrator treated two cats was from love to
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The Black Cat
Background
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Character
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The Plot
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Themes & Analysis
Backgrou nd
Unnamed Narrator
The Narrator's Wife
The Second Black Cat
Pluto
The Police
A: Poetry 1 The Raven (1844) 《乌鸦》 2 Annabel Lee 《安娜贝尔丽》 3 The Sleeper 《睡美人》 4 A Dream Within a Dream 《梦中梦》 5 Israfel 《伊斯拉菲尔》 6 The Bells 《钟》 7 Sonnet – To Science 《十四行诗--致科学》 8 To Helen 《献给海伦》 9 The City in the Sea 《海中的城市》
artistic technique that
expresses similar emotions and thoughts with the specific image that easily associated.
Symbolism
a. Scene images
b. Color image c. Animal image
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• • The Gold Bug《金甲虫》
A: Poetry 1 The Raven (1844) 《乌鸦》 1.Horror 2 Annabel Lee 《安娜贝尔丽》 3 The Sleeper 《睡美人》 The Fall of the House of Usher 《厄舍府的倒塌》 A Dream Within a Dream 《梦中梦》 The Masque of the4Red Death《红死病的假面具》 5 Israfel 《伊斯拉菲尔》 The Black Cat《黑猫》 6 The Bells 《钟》 7 Sonnet – To Science 《十四行诗--致科学》 2.Ratiocination 8 To Helen 《献给海伦》 The Murders in the9Rue Morgue 《莫格街谋杀案》 The City in the Sea 《海中的城市》