In class questions

What moments are novelistic in carpenters gothic? 

Novelistic is characteristic thats use in the novels. From Carpenter’s Gothic we see how novelistic has been use in the story. For one the tension between Liz and Paul , Paul blames Liz for making them unstable financially,however Paul don't see that he’s also the cast of this . Although Liz is calm about the situation and keep it together Paul on the other hand handle it in rage. He also was selfish about the situation when Liz medical bill came in he yelled at Liz because the bill was around $200 they had enough debt already ,but Paul forgot that his bar visits and motels visits also put them in debt. Throughout the novel we can see how the use of dialogue give a better insight on the characters aspects, the dialogue takes away the voice from the narrators and give the characters a voice ,which also make this novel novelistic.

 Why is this book called carpenters gothic? 

I’m not sure on why the book is called Carpenters Gothic , but it could be referring to Paul and Liz relationship .They have a kinda dark relationship ,theres no romance, They argue more that they enjoy each other company.I also believe their both depress Liz just hides her depression ,while Paul takes his depression out on her or it could be the reason why he really smoke.