It was really good to watch a movie with distinct Gothic elements to support the literature that we have been reading all semester. Instead of reading and allowing our minds to create the Gothic settings of the stories, we were able to see someone else's portrayal of a Gothic story.
Fight Club definitely revealed Gothic elements. Some of these include the large old house they lived in, most everything was taken place at night, feminism (in a sense where men were feeling oppressed), doppelgangers, insanity, and grotesque fighting.
It was really interesting to get to see the story played out in front of me rather than creating it in my own mind. There was no question if it was Gothic or not because it was clear through the setting, acting, etc.
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Yellow Wallpaper and A Jury of Her Peers
These two short stories, "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "A Jury of Her Peers" both are written by women. These women are crying out from a feminist standpoint from feeling oppressed by men in society.
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is about a woman who is given "rest cure" to cure her from post natal depression. It is written from a first person perspective, so at times the reader does not know if they can trust her account of the situation, or if she is literally going crazy in her room by herself. She even sees women crying out for help in the yellow wallpaper of her room.
In "A Jury of Her Peers", Minnie Foster is accused of killing her husband. Essentially, the men and women of the town are the jury's of the trial. The women can relate and understand Minnie's situation where the men are just searching for evidence that she killed him. The women find out that she indeed did kill her husband, but it wasn't out of pure intentions, but instead, her husband led her to do it after years and years of being suppressed in her marriage. When he killed her bird, that was the last straw.
The women in both of these short stories are similarly living encased in their lives as if they were in jail. There is no way out because of the men in their lives who limit their opportunities.
In both of these short stories, the main Gothic element is feminism The term feminist is used to describe any group of people that are being oppressed. In this case it is women being oppressed by men.
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is about a woman who is given "rest cure" to cure her from post natal depression. It is written from a first person perspective, so at times the reader does not know if they can trust her account of the situation, or if she is literally going crazy in her room by herself. She even sees women crying out for help in the yellow wallpaper of her room.
In "A Jury of Her Peers", Minnie Foster is accused of killing her husband. Essentially, the men and women of the town are the jury's of the trial. The women can relate and understand Minnie's situation where the men are just searching for evidence that she killed him. The women find out that she indeed did kill her husband, but it wasn't out of pure intentions, but instead, her husband led her to do it after years and years of being suppressed in her marriage. When he killed her bird, that was the last straw.
The women in both of these short stories are similarly living encased in their lives as if they were in jail. There is no way out because of the men in their lives who limit their opportunities.
In both of these short stories, the main Gothic element is feminism The term feminist is used to describe any group of people that are being oppressed. In this case it is women being oppressed by men.
A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Both of these short stories, "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" deal with men and unsuspected murders. The stories are completely different but very similar in building suspense and foreshadowing to the death of innocent people. It definitely reveals Gothic Elements throughout the stories. In both of the stories there are innocent people who are suspected to be killed. In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" it is a family and grandmother driving to Florida, and in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"the innocent person who is suspected to be murdered is a fifteen year old named Connie.
In both of these stories, these people are isolated from society around them before they are killed. The family traveling to Florida turned down the wrong street and was stopped by their killer, also known as The Misfit. The whole family was taken into the woods to be killed except for the Grandma. Once the Grandma was alone, and heard her family get shot in the woods, The Misfit, shot her three times. Directly after shooting her he started cleaning his glasses, as if nothing was odd about that. Regarding Connie, she stayed at her house by herself as the rest of her family went to a family barbecue. An older man who was clearly stalking her came to her house and enticed her outside of her house to take a ride with him. The reader is suspected to believe that he takes her away from her house, rapes her, and kills her.
These aspects of isolation and murder reflect Gothic elements because it creates an eerie tone to the stories. The reader feels uncomfortable reading these stories because the short stories are very real to life and could essentially happen to anyone.
In both of these stories, these people are isolated from society around them before they are killed. The family traveling to Florida turned down the wrong street and was stopped by their killer, also known as The Misfit. The whole family was taken into the woods to be killed except for the Grandma. Once the Grandma was alone, and heard her family get shot in the woods, The Misfit, shot her three times. Directly after shooting her he started cleaning his glasses, as if nothing was odd about that. Regarding Connie, she stayed at her house by herself as the rest of her family went to a family barbecue. An older man who was clearly stalking her came to her house and enticed her outside of her house to take a ride with him. The reader is suspected to believe that he takes her away from her house, rapes her, and kills her.
These aspects of isolation and murder reflect Gothic elements because it creates an eerie tone to the stories. The reader feels uncomfortable reading these stories because the short stories are very real to life and could essentially happen to anyone.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Rose for Emily and Old Gardiston
Both, "Rose for Emily", and "Old Gardiston", are two different stories that about two different women, but they both struggle with trying to keep time stand still. In a Rose for Emily, she is a very mysterious woman in her town. She never marries, but she did fall in love. Many men always chased after her, but no man was ever good enough for her by the standards of her father, and later the town. The man was just a common man, so it would be against society if she was seen with him. Instead of embracing time and enjoying every moment, Emily holds on to certain moments. When she died, there was a room found in her house, covered in dust, with her lover's skeleton on the bed and a piece of her "iron grey hair" lying on the pillow next to it. Emily had a hard time letting go of what once was, and the only way she finally was able to let go, was by death itself. At the same time, Gardis, the main character of Old Gardiston, wanted to make time stand still. She inherited a great southern mansion, that was falling apart because nobody had the money to keep it up. Gardis wanted to make time stand still, and hold onto the family name, what they once were, which was southern and proud. Event the house is described through proud personification, "Gardiston house, the living reminder and the constant support of that family pride in which she had been nurtured, her one possession in the land which she had so loved". After resisting letting go of the house, and resisting her northerner suitor, Gardis succumbs to both of these things. In the end the old house burns down, and she finally allows herself to fall in love with a man even though he is from the north.
The fact that these women wanted to make time stand still, created a Gothic element in these short stories. In a "Rose for Emily" the end scene was very Gothic including, the mystery of what might lye behind Emily's door, extreme amounts of dust, and a skeleton in the bed. In "Old Gardiston" there was the old southern Gothic mansion, the ending of a family line, and later the burning of the house.
The fact that these women wanted to make time stand still, created a Gothic element in these short stories. In a "Rose for Emily" the end scene was very Gothic including, the mystery of what might lye behind Emily's door, extreme amounts of dust, and a skeleton in the bed. In "Old Gardiston" there was the old southern Gothic mansion, the ending of a family line, and later the burning of the house.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Behind A Mask and Southern Goithic Short Stories
We finished reading Behind A Mask, by L.M. Alcott, who really wrote it under the name A.M. Barnard. It was a very interesting novel revealing how authors make their characters hide behind masks, as well as themselves. Just like Jean, the character in her story, Alcott hid behind a mask by writing under another name. It is interesting though because in the end of the story, the governess, Jean, who was ultimately changing the roles in the house by ruling it instead of serving them, gave everyone what they needed, after messing with everyone's hearts. It makes you wonder that if hiding behind a mask is really all that bad? Sometimes it gives a person a little bit more confidence, and ironically, more truth comes out behind the lie of a mask. I think this is because there is no option to hurt your own pride if someone disagrees with you, but if you are not wearing a "mask" to protect you and your opinion, someone could ultimately hurt your feelings and pride.
We also began reading short stories from the Southern Gothic such as, "the Goophered Grapevine", "The Sheriff's Children", and Jean-Ah Poquelin". I enjoyed reading these, but then again, I did not necessarily enjoy the endings of these stories. These stories tell an important story of our Country's history of a past that is so sad, and reading about this time period in and through the ironic stories about curses, illegitimate sons, and disease ridden brothers, it is sad at the end to think that those stories tell a deeper meaning about the history of America, and the fight of the Civil War.
We also began reading short stories from the Southern Gothic such as, "the Goophered Grapevine", "The Sheriff's Children", and Jean-Ah Poquelin". I enjoyed reading these, but then again, I did not necessarily enjoy the endings of these stories. These stories tell an important story of our Country's history of a past that is so sad, and reading about this time period in and through the ironic stories about curses, illegitimate sons, and disease ridden brothers, it is sad at the end to think that those stories tell a deeper meaning about the history of America, and the fight of the Civil War.
Edgar Allen Poe
We read two short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" and, "Ligeia". Poe really brings out the grotesque part of the word Gothic. I was very disturbed by both of the outcomes of these stories. In "The Fall of the House of Usher", Roderick Usher berries his twin sister ALIVE. And in "Ligeia", mysteriously two of his wives die, and after his second wife has been laying in his bed, dead for days, the spirit of his first love, Ligeia, overtakes his dead wife's body! That is what I describe grotesque!
Poe also uses descriptive imagery to describe and set the scene of his gothic settings. He intently talks about the gloom, the moonlight, and the crack in the house of Usher, vacant eye like windows, and the decayed trees. He even refers to "a sickness of the heart" when describing the house. With these descriptions you feel apart of the eery-ness that Poe unveils.
In "Ligeia" he also uses imagery to set the gothic scene. In this short story, he focuses on light and dark imagery. When he is with Ligeia, his one true love, everything is in a light shade, and when he is with his second wife, whom he married for her status in society, everything is in a shade of darkness. His context, symbols, and use of words really makes the reader feel apart of the grotesque story.
Poe also uses descriptive imagery to describe and set the scene of his gothic settings. He intently talks about the gloom, the moonlight, and the crack in the house of Usher, vacant eye like windows, and the decayed trees. He even refers to "a sickness of the heart" when describing the house. With these descriptions you feel apart of the eery-ness that Poe unveils.
In "Ligeia" he also uses imagery to set the gothic scene. In this short story, he focuses on light and dark imagery. When he is with Ligeia, his one true love, everything is in a light shade, and when he is with his second wife, whom he married for her status in society, everything is in a shade of darkness. His context, symbols, and use of words really makes the reader feel apart of the grotesque story.
Young Goodman Brown and Sleepy Hallow
These are the fist Gothic novels that we have read that are taken place in America. It is very interesting because it relates to American history-- something we are all very familiar with. It brings a twist of uncertainty to something so certain.
I think that Young Goodman Brown also points to inherently good or inherently evil in human beings, similarly to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This time, Goodman Brown goes to a satanic meeting in the middle of the night and sees all of his loved ones in the same meeting. It forever changes his outlook on life, now knowing what his loved ones are living for. Hawthorne plays on the word "Faith" meaning believing, but also using the word as Goodman Brown's wife's name. Goodman Brown says things like, "Faith kept me back a while" and "My Faith is gone!". Both of these quotations can be interpreted to be about his wife or his personal faith.
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is about Ichabod Crane trying to come into a sleepy little town, and ultimate believe he can run it. Little does he know what he is getting into. While he is there, he hears about the evil spirit of the Headless Horseman. I think it is interesting to read these stories that are placed in America, and to see what how the author interprets the situation and adds their own element of gothic to America. Here Irving is able to set the gothic scene in this small little town that seemed to be tiny and quaint, but in reality the scariest spirit from the Revolutionary War roams the dark nights.
I think that Young Goodman Brown also points to inherently good or inherently evil in human beings, similarly to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This time, Goodman Brown goes to a satanic meeting in the middle of the night and sees all of his loved ones in the same meeting. It forever changes his outlook on life, now knowing what his loved ones are living for. Hawthorne plays on the word "Faith" meaning believing, but also using the word as Goodman Brown's wife's name. Goodman Brown says things like, "Faith kept me back a while" and "My Faith is gone!". Both of these quotations can be interpreted to be about his wife or his personal faith.
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is about Ichabod Crane trying to come into a sleepy little town, and ultimate believe he can run it. Little does he know what he is getting into. While he is there, he hears about the evil spirit of the Headless Horseman. I think it is interesting to read these stories that are placed in America, and to see what how the author interprets the situation and adds their own element of gothic to America. Here Irving is able to set the gothic scene in this small little town that seemed to be tiny and quaint, but in reality the scariest spirit from the Revolutionary War roams the dark nights.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
I enjoyed getting to finish Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was very interesting to learn more about Doppelgangers, and how Stevenson used them in his novel. Without prior knowledge, the reader would never really know if Jekyll and Hyde were truly the same person or not. It only becomes clear when Hyde kills himself and Utterson reads Jekyll's true account of what really happened behind the mask of Mr. Hyde. I think it is interesting how Stevenson brings up a very interesting topic of the innateness of human beings. Are we inherently good or inherently bad? I believe Stevenson is proving that we are inherently bad when he reveals that Hyde has taken over Jekyll's body and ends up killing himself, both Jekyll and Hyde, for good. He reveals that even our moralistic selves, desire some kind of evil, and in Dr. Jekyll, that evil turned out to take his own life.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Mortal Immortal
It is very interesting to start reading Robert Louis Stevenson's, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Mary Shelley's short story, "The Mortal Immortal", at the same time because it draws a new light on Gothic literature. It still is a form of romanticism, because the reader still gets indulged and swept away in the possibility of the impossible, but instead of Abbey's and Heroines, these two authors tell a tale with more of a scientific spin to the Gothic era.
In the "Mortal Immortal", Shelley brings in potions to create things that could never happen in real life. The first potion to create perfect love and the second to give the main character, Winzy, immortality. Through these romanticized, scientific experiments, we can question Shelley about the reliability of her narrator. He claims to have been living for 323 years! We can either blindly trust him, or wonder if the potion really gave him immortality, or if he literally went crazy by drinking some sort of mixed up concoction, that nobody really knows what is inside.
In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson is presenting a similar scenario. This narrator is describing the situation in which Mr. Utterson, the lawyer, is trying to comprehend the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. So far the narrator seems to be accurately recording the situation, and there is no reason for the reader to question his or her reliability. Just like Shelley, Stevenson incorporates a new type of romanticism. The novel is still very much in the Gothic era, with Gothic characteristics such as architecture, darkness, and suspense, but once again you see mystery and impossibilities through experiments and testing instead of bleeding statues or secret passage ways.
In the "Mortal Immortal", Shelley brings in potions to create things that could never happen in real life. The first potion to create perfect love and the second to give the main character, Winzy, immortality. Through these romanticized, scientific experiments, we can question Shelley about the reliability of her narrator. He claims to have been living for 323 years! We can either blindly trust him, or wonder if the potion really gave him immortality, or if he literally went crazy by drinking some sort of mixed up concoction, that nobody really knows what is inside.
In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson is presenting a similar scenario. This narrator is describing the situation in which Mr. Utterson, the lawyer, is trying to comprehend the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. So far the narrator seems to be accurately recording the situation, and there is no reason for the reader to question his or her reliability. Just like Shelley, Stevenson incorporates a new type of romanticism. The novel is still very much in the Gothic era, with Gothic characteristics such as architecture, darkness, and suspense, but once again you see mystery and impossibilities through experiments and testing instead of bleeding statues or secret passage ways.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Northanger Abbey
This has been my favorite novel that we have read so far. I love Jane Austen's satire that she uses throughout the book. Catherine is a very relatable character, because, as Austen describes, she is not your typical heroine.
Austen's opening sentence to her novel reveals this truth: "No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her".
Instantly, the readers are able to relate to Catherine, because not many women live the life of a typical heroine and play the part of a damsel in distress in their day-to-day lives.
Even though, Catherine may not seem like a heroine, she very much is, especially because she leaves her home for the city of Bath to seek an adventure for her life.
My favorite part of the novel that we have read so far is when Catherine is exploring all of the ins and outs of Northanger Abbey. She is trying to make her real life as adventurous as the heroine's lives are in the novels she reads. This may seem silly, but I know very well that this element of imagination happens in men and women of this day in age as well. The movies we watch give us a false hope that those adventures and those magical love stories will happen in our average everyday lives. So once in a while, our minds tend to seek them out, instead of living our own life as its own individual adventure, instead of the ones we see on tv, just like Miss Catherine Morland.
Austen's opening sentence to her novel reveals this truth: "No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her".
Instantly, the readers are able to relate to Catherine, because not many women live the life of a typical heroine and play the part of a damsel in distress in their day-to-day lives.
Even though, Catherine may not seem like a heroine, she very much is, especially because she leaves her home for the city of Bath to seek an adventure for her life.
My favorite part of the novel that we have read so far is when Catherine is exploring all of the ins and outs of Northanger Abbey. She is trying to make her real life as adventurous as the heroine's lives are in the novels she reads. This may seem silly, but I know very well that this element of imagination happens in men and women of this day in age as well. The movies we watch give us a false hope that those adventures and those magical love stories will happen in our average everyday lives. So once in a while, our minds tend to seek them out, instead of living our own life as its own individual adventure, instead of the ones we see on tv, just like Miss Catherine Morland.
The Romance of the Forest
I was happy to finish Romance of the Forest. It was really hard to get through the long and lengthy descriptions that set up the scene for the action that happened in the last couple of chapters. Because it was long and lengthy, it was hard for me to keep my attention on what was happening to the heroine, Adeline, and follow the damsel in distress' adventures.
Even though this novel was very hard for me to read, I understand, and can see how it is an important novel to the Female Gothic Era. Through this novel, I learned a lot about Gothic Literature, and about the audience of these novels. Romance of the Forest clearly outlined the typical heroine usually found in the Gothic Era, which was played by Adeline. It is typical to this era that in a heroine's weakness, we find her most attractive. This is found everywhere throughout the novel.
For example, on page 6, Adeline is clearly described as beautiful only because she is weak: "La Motte now turned his eyes upon his unfortunate companion, who, pale and exhausted, leaned for support against the wall. Her features, which were delicately beautiful, had gained from distress an expression of captivating sweetness".
This reveals a lot about who the readers of the Female Gothic era were. It is hard to imagine a time when these novels were the only form of entertainment to the people. Because we have advanced so much in technology, we now have infinite forms of entertainment, but to the people in the 18th century, these novels became a main outlet for entertainment in their lives. They had time to get lost in the wordy descriptions of the lives these heroines lived, such as Adeline's.
That is the beauty of the Romantic era versus the Realistic era. Anything can happen, and reader's imagination can thrive while reading the text.
Even though this novel was very hard for me to read, I understand, and can see how it is an important novel to the Female Gothic Era. Through this novel, I learned a lot about Gothic Literature, and about the audience of these novels. Romance of the Forest clearly outlined the typical heroine usually found in the Gothic Era, which was played by Adeline. It is typical to this era that in a heroine's weakness, we find her most attractive. This is found everywhere throughout the novel.
For example, on page 6, Adeline is clearly described as beautiful only because she is weak: "La Motte now turned his eyes upon his unfortunate companion, who, pale and exhausted, leaned for support against the wall. Her features, which were delicately beautiful, had gained from distress an expression of captivating sweetness".
This reveals a lot about who the readers of the Female Gothic era were. It is hard to imagine a time when these novels were the only form of entertainment to the people. Because we have advanced so much in technology, we now have infinite forms of entertainment, but to the people in the 18th century, these novels became a main outlet for entertainment in their lives. They had time to get lost in the wordy descriptions of the lives these heroines lived, such as Adeline's.
That is the beauty of the Romantic era versus the Realistic era. Anything can happen, and reader's imagination can thrive while reading the text.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Romance of the Forest
It is interesting to read Ann Radcliffe's writing and learn about the female gothic era. In The Romance of the Forest, oppression of women is very evident in marriage. After learning about the Law of Coveture that was implemented during this day in age, it is clear through Radcliffe's novel, that women had no power in marriage.
The two characters that clearly portray this belief and image that women are dead in a marriage are Madame La Motte and Adeline. Madame La Motte is defined by her husband (even her name in the novel defines her as her husband's). She plays a big role in Adeline's life by being Adeline's friend, but other than that, she is submissive to whatever her husband does or says. This is a result of what marriage was based on at this time.
Adeline, an orphan, counteracts this submissive role of the wife. Because Adeline is not married, she seeks the adventure in the gothic novel. She is able to dodge men and seek adventure because she has not settled down with a man yet.
I feel like female gothic novels, specifically, The Romance in the Forest, reveals this fate for women to its readers and its audience. Sometimes it is hard to relate to this novel because of the change in times and it is so hard to understand that this is really how women were treated and accepted that men were in complete control of every situation in his own life and his wife's life.
The two characters that clearly portray this belief and image that women are dead in a marriage are Madame La Motte and Adeline. Madame La Motte is defined by her husband (even her name in the novel defines her as her husband's). She plays a big role in Adeline's life by being Adeline's friend, but other than that, she is submissive to whatever her husband does or says. This is a result of what marriage was based on at this time.
Adeline, an orphan, counteracts this submissive role of the wife. Because Adeline is not married, she seeks the adventure in the gothic novel. She is able to dodge men and seek adventure because she has not settled down with a man yet.
I feel like female gothic novels, specifically, The Romance in the Forest, reveals this fate for women to its readers and its audience. Sometimes it is hard to relate to this novel because of the change in times and it is so hard to understand that this is really how women were treated and accepted that men were in complete control of every situation in his own life and his wife's life.
Monday, September 6, 2010
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto was my first official Gothic Novel. It was very interesting to see the Gothic element in everything written in the story- in the architecture, in the suspense, in the romantic aspect rather than the realistic aspect. It was fun to follow along with the story not knowing what the characters would believe next. For example, when a giant helmet crushed Conrad, when huge limbs were sited, or when the statue of Alfonso started bleeding. I like the Gothic era because truly, anything can happen. What is reality in the novel could never happen in our daily lives- so it brings a sort of excitement, suspense, and adventure to the text while reading it.
It was also interesting to see how Walpole's life could be closely related to his fictional story. Through the text he was able to openly express a relationship with his father like the one that was portrayed by Matilda and Manfred. A sibling-parent relationship that is submissive but never really pleasing to the parent. We see this in the text when Matilda tries to comfort her father after Conrad dies,"My dearest father, it is I, your daughter. Manfred, stepping back hastily, cried, Begone! I do not want a daughter" (pg 19). And later when Manfred accidentally stabs Matilda, she is still asking for his forgiveness, "May heaven bless my father, and forgive him as I do! My Lord, my gracious sire, dost thou forgive thy child?" (pg 98)
It was also interesting to see how Walpole's life could be closely related to his fictional story. Through the text he was able to openly express a relationship with his father like the one that was portrayed by Matilda and Manfred. A sibling-parent relationship that is submissive but never really pleasing to the parent. We see this in the text when Matilda tries to comfort her father after Conrad dies,"My dearest father, it is I, your daughter. Manfred, stepping back hastily, cried, Begone! I do not want a daughter" (pg 19). And later when Manfred accidentally stabs Matilda, she is still asking for his forgiveness, "May heaven bless my father, and forgive him as I do! My Lord, my gracious sire, dost thou forgive thy child?" (pg 98)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
About Me
Hi, I am Bailey Langdon and I am a Senior at TCU! I am studying Child Development with a minor in Psychology. I want to go into the education field and work in an elementary school as a teacher and someday as a school counselor. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't nervous or anxious about being a senior and entering the real world in one year. I am. But, I am also very excited about this year and ready to enjoy every second about being a senior at TCU.
I was born in Walnut Creek, California, moved to Boca Raton, Florida, and later moved to San Antonio, Texas. I am thankful that I moved all over the country with my family because through that we are very close. I have an older sister and a younger brother. Not only are they my siblings, but they are also my best friends. My mom is not only the person that took care of me but the woman I aspire to be one day, and my dad has provided for me and my family in every way possible. They are my biggest role models.
I love reading. Actually, I love the idea of reading. Most of the time school and life gets in the way and sadly, reading gets put on the back-burner. I have not read many Gothic novels, but I am interested in the course and am excited to explore a new type of era.
I was born in Walnut Creek, California, moved to Boca Raton, Florida, and later moved to San Antonio, Texas. I am thankful that I moved all over the country with my family because through that we are very close. I have an older sister and a younger brother. Not only are they my siblings, but they are also my best friends. My mom is not only the person that took care of me but the woman I aspire to be one day, and my dad has provided for me and my family in every way possible. They are my biggest role models.
I love reading. Actually, I love the idea of reading. Most of the time school and life gets in the way and sadly, reading gets put on the back-burner. I have not read many Gothic novels, but I am interested in the course and am excited to explore a new type of era.
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