tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post7360785364556023421..comments2022-04-07T10:37:46.850-05:00Comments on English 208b: The Impossible, Perverse and Strange: At a Loss for WordsDahlia Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174548009168267294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-15403555842554394082010-02-19T18:39:42.639-06:002010-02-19T18:39:42.639-06:00I think this is a very interesting point because i...I think this is a very interesting point because it shows how language or the lack there of is emphasized throughout the gothic pieces. In the Alfonzo poem, language serves a self-fulling prophesy: what she says becomes her reality. While in The Castle of Otranto, the lack of words plays on Manfred's insecurities. Although these two examples contradict each other in the way language is used, however, they demonstrate how language is manipulated in these gothic poems to manipulate the natural and the supernatural realm.Daniela Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04502585426203469597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-61067136159723650292010-02-15T17:41:28.456-06:002010-02-15T17:41:28.456-06:00Sarah, I follow your train of thought regarding th...Sarah, I follow your train of thought regarding the loss of speech, but I think your transitions are a little disjointed. You seem to be arguing that a loss of speech arises from both lying and the supernatural, but are the two connected? Or does the type of silence differ? Could it be that lying causes a hesitation and the inability to explain oneself while the supernatural causes an awe-inspired loss of words? Your statement "that which is outside of the natural world, then, has undermined what is fundamental to humanity" is particularly interesting to me. I think lying and deceit is a fundamental aspect of humanity as well as the desire to describe/label everything we come into contact with. With regards to your concluding statement, I'm not sure if this is exactly the question you are asking, but does Walpole rely strictly on speech? Walpole utilizes written language to evoke emotion in the reader, allowing the reader to find their own truth rather than trying to tell them with speech.Celina Jacobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389444097080518806noreply@blogger.com