Late-Night Essay Learning with Gothic Literature
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Feel like literary analysis is boring? In this six-part series, we'll look at essay-writing during your late nights (EST) through spooky, fun Gothic literature. Instead of poring over lengthy books, we'll pick and analyze the best extracts and focus on specific elements of strong essays. At the end, you'll pick one of our six focus books to read for real. 🏰🌙⚔️🍷❤️🩹
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SESSION 1
22
Dec
SESSION 1
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
Mon 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCDec 22, 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC
Day 1: Genre and Retelling with Frankenstein
With the release of a brand-new Guillermo Del Toro adaptation in 2025, Frankenstein, the Gothic classic, has recaptured our sensibilities. Yet, can this book (and any of its retellings) be placed neatly into a box?
- Understanding the literary concept of genre
- Examining how authors can create meaning by adhering to or breaking conventions
- Exploring how Frankenstein fits or subverts genre conventions
SESSION 2
23
Dec
SESSION 2
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
Tue 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCDec 23, 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC
Day 2: Narrators and Narrative Structure with Rebecca
Daphne Du-Maurier's spiralling classic is a go-to for understanding the complexities of unreliable narrators, narrative structures, and narrative distance. Today, we put betrayal under scrutiny.
- Diegetic vs. non-diegetic action in literature
- Types and brands of narrators
- Structuring a narrative - elements of structure
- Examining structure in Rebecca
SESSION 3
24
Dec
SESSION 3
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
Wed 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCDec 24, 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC
Day 3: Characters and Characterization in Wuthering Heights
The passionate, horrific romance of Catherine and Heathcliff were transgressive then and aspirational to all romanticists today. What can their passion reveal about how authors construct fictional people?
- Imagery and characterization
- Emotions, motivations and personality traits
- Psychoanalysis and the mind
- Culture, context and history
SESSION 4
25
Dec
SESSION 4
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
Thu 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCDec 25, 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC
Day 4: Symbolism in Picture of Dorian Gray
The terrifyingly queer take of a young, blond, Victorian man in a Faustian pact for eternal beauty. What other symbolism could we look for?
- Analyzing how symbols and motifs develop to create meaning
- Identifying key symbols in PoDG through unseen extracts
SESSION 5
26
Dec
SESSION 5
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
Fri 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCDec 26, 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC
Day 5: Themes in Beloved
With all the importance and intensity of post-Civil War Gothic, exploring the darkest of the human soul and the haunting legacy of slavery on a family, Beloved is rife with deep explorations to unpack
- Understanding the influence of context, purpose and authorial intent in a piece
- Identifying major (and sometimes minor) literary themes and writing theses
- Exploring the themes in Beloved