The Armament Directorate, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is responsible for cradle-to-grave management of air and ground dominance weapon system programs equipping warfighters with strike weapons to fight and win decisively.
* Discuss the definition and specific traits of Gothic literature. * Examine specific themes typically found in Gothic works. * Discuss important works from this genre, which exemplify its themes and other traits. Discuss Mary Shelley and the society in which she lived. * Read and understand the Preface, letters, and chapters 1-12 of Frankenstein. * Connect the novel with your own personal experiences and/or reactions to its themes. * Determine which features of this novel make it fit the Gothic genre.
The Raven presents several elements of traditional Gothic literature. These include mystery, the grotesque, and the supernatural. The raven's arrival is a mystery. It starts with the strange tapping at the door, but when the narrator checks, Darkness there and nothing more (line 24). He opens the window, and the bird flies in.