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I've decided to try writing essays for fun! These are the turnouts. Feedback is welcome as long as it is helpful! Please keep in mind that I'm a minor and am inexperienced. This is purely for fun, not to be marked. Pronouns he/they My main blog is @cttrajan2016 but there's hardly original content there

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1|100 Today, I join the ‘hundred days of productivity challenge’ as a motivator to proceed with my thesis. Quite a bunch of words to write today, but if I’ll tackle it, I can do everything!

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tag yourself ; gothic literature edition

Frankenstein: The great outdoors, half-read books, unorthodox ideas, pencil sketches, easily frightened, contemplates existence a lot, dislikes winter

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Old bookshelves, bold fashion choice, loud laughs, philosophical conversations, kisses on the hand, can be a dick sometimes, loves new languages but never commits

Dracula: Red lipstick stains, white billowy dresses, always cold to the touch, flickering candles, has eye circles, wants to believe in ghosts, only likes religion for the aesthetic

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Filled notebooks, foggy evenings, afraid of failure, oversized clothing, secretive whispers, stays up too late, bottles up emotions

The Phantom of the Opera: Rose petals, old perfume, being an overdramatic bitch, sings to self, handwritten letters, snowy nights, secret spaces

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20.12.19

Wild Boy & the Black Terror

By Rob Lloyd Jones

Chapter 2: Page 28 - 29

Wild boy and Clarissa are following the mysterious group, The Gentlemen, into a locked room out of curiosity. As they enter the room, The Gentlemen have vanished.

(This essay merely comments on the use of language techniques during these two paragraphs and their effects. There is no set question to answer here)

The writer uses a semantic field here to describe the palace interior and the room they enter as old. From the very beginning, the inside is said to be "shabby" and that "peeling papers" revealed "damp" walls. The verb "peeling" shows that the walls have been left unkempt for a while and that the wallpaper is old. The papers are peeling off with age. Also, the walls "glisten with damp." The adjective "damp" implies that the rain has gotten into the walls and that the house hasn't been cleaned properly for a while. Not only does the house appear old but it is abandoned and empty. This is ironic as it was given to Wild Boy as a "new" base.

Additionally, as the two progress into them room, the interior of a locked room is revealed to us. It is described as "musty and dusty and falling apart." More of the semantic field of old is used here as the suits of armour are "clothed with cobwebs." The room might "once" have been used but looked like it hadn't been "for decades." The use of a semantic field in this extract may have been to present the setting as empty and mysterious. Old buildings connote to containing secret passages so it can be inferred that the writer was trying to highlight the secretiveness of the group that Clarissa and Wild Boy are following. The effect of this on the reader is that it adds a suspicious atmosphere and builds up tension as the characters enter more and more desolate rooms. As we can infer that these rooms are a place that the group frequents, it can be assumed that the rooms are being used in hidden ways. Furthermore, it could also be assumed that the emptiness of the rooms are used as a front for the group to conduct their activity behind. Even after reading the first book, the reader and characters are still unaware of what the majority of these activities are (if I recall the first book correctly).

The writer also uses similes to describe senses. The fireplace "looked like it hadn't brought warmth or light in decades." When they first enter the room, "no light shone through." The lack of "warmth" and "light" makes the scene seem unsettling. It could be inferred that the room is unwelcome to the visitors. "Warmth" has deeps connotations to being inviting and pleasant. The lack of it could suggest that the room is the opposite. Also, "light" is seen the same way and gives opportunity  for ideas as you see more with it. No light means that it is harder to see things - perhaps even purposefully made dark to hide things. Darkness is generally linked with evil and hiding things so the introduction of it makes the reader wonder why there are no lights and what they can't see.

Additionally, there is an implicit description of silence. The "only" sounds were "their own heavy breathing and thumping hearts." However, soon afterwards, the room is revealed to contain a clock. The room has a grandfather clock and a grand piano - both big items that are known to create loud sounds. As the "only" sounds are Clarissa and Wild Boy, this implies the clock is broken and that the piano is deserted. The silence adds to the unsettling air and means every sound is sharpened. Each sound overpowers the silence and is highlighted as not belonging there. This creates a thick tension as that means new sounds are alien and noticeable - it builds up an expectation in the reader for something loud to break it and inevitably scare the characters.