Carpenters Gothic- Questions in Class

what moments are novelistic in carpenters gothic? 

 Paul constantly yells at Liz about how she never listens to him, like when he tries reading to her, or when he asks her why he always gets the broken glass cup. He is trying to get something going but in reality he is not getting anything done, and yells at Liz for not answering the phone. This creates anger, tension, hatred, between the two characters. Liz doesn't know what to do, she lives life with no purpose because she feels she cant leave anywhere. 

Gaddis doesn't write his stories like others, he writes in a way where the more you read the more you understand what the scene is about. He focuses on dialogue that is not how others write. When you read his work, you have to focus on it to know exactly what is going on, who is talking and so this creates a picture in your head of the scene and you have like a mini movie of what is going on. 

Why is this book called carpenters gothic? 

this book could be called Carpenters Gothic because the more you read the story you get a sense of how their house is set up. A dark, gloomy, not so decorated house, that symbolizes houses like carpenters gothic. Carpentens gothic is a style to design homes in a gothic way. Very dark, wooden built, and this could symbolize how Paul and Liz's marriage was dark, and wasnt going anywhere becuase it was a relationship based on "hatred" and command.