What purpose(s) do you think Gothic literature served for its authors during the Romantic period? We already know what purpose it is supposed to have for us as the audience (to terrify and horrify). But what personal, political, or social goals might an author try to satisfy in writing these stories of misfits, mysteries, monsters, melancholy, and the macabre? Discuss at least two such goals.

What superstitions do the children have in connection with the radley house?

Alex barely reached the airport to catch his flight. but a minute later, he found that his passport was missing. he let out a loud groan and picked up his dropped luggage. as he walked through the airport exit, he saw his airplane soaring into the sky. the passage is in third-person point of view, which is revealed through the use of the subject, alex, and the use of the pronouns he and his. think about how much distance the narrator maintains toward the character. what type of third-person point of view is used? a; third-person limited b; third-person objective c; third-person omniscient

Some keep the sabbath in surplice - i just wear my wings - and instead of tolling the bell, for church, - our little sexton - sings