What moments are novelistic in ¨Carpenterś Gothic¨?
A novelistic scene in ¨Carpenterś Gothic" in the beginning of chapter 3 (pg 58) the narrator gives the readers an idea of whats going on in the scene before the dialogue begins. ¨The river lay obscured by mist that had hung heavy since morning, casting the slow climb of the mailman up the black tributary of the road...¨ The scene that Gaddis is creating for me is dark, gloomy, and some what scary. This explains the scene that follows. The first time Liz meets Mister MC Candles. I'm assuming but their relationship was not a fine situation. It was an affair, something hidden in the dark which is somewhat scary. Gaddis connected what we see with the scene/s to come.
Why is the book called Carpenter´s Gothic?
I honestly have know idea. I thought the title of the book was strange after reading a few pages... after looking up each word my guess is Liz and her family all have experience difficult times however because they are the children of a very wealthy man any and everything can always be fixed. This is somewhat the work of a carpenter a person who fix and repair structures. The gothic term makes sense because in the story their are different scene that are gloomy, mysterious, and violent. Put it together and you have ¨Carpenterś Gothic" (I think)
I agree with Kimberly in the reasoning behind why the book is called carpenter's gothic. Carpenter's do fix things but even after finishing the book I do not think that there is anyway to fix the years of ongoing abuse, scamming, lying and confusion that everyone one is going through in this novel. It terms of it being gothic it does seem to be all that yo u say. but I think that the gothic aspect also goes not only with the image that we get from the reading but also the people with in the story.
ReplyDeleteI like your analysis of the title, Kimberly. Also of the "novelistic" scene.
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