Atmosphere

Gothic novels emphasize horror, mystery, and the super natural. Out of the three elements of atmosphere, action, and super natural, the atmosphere is the most effective in producing a scary feeling. For example, if you see a figure shaded by the night, instead of in broad daylight, then it will have a more eerie and mysterious effect. The atmosphere sets the scene and creates the mood for the story Frankenstein. When Frankenstein, the creator of a monster made from the remains of the deceased, goes to his home town due to his brother getting murdered, he sees the monster at the scene of the murder. It was very dark, almost pitch black, which created an eerie mood and makes Frankenstein think the monster be created killed his brother. The book also explains how in the dead silence of a dark night, the monster was lurking through a village. When the residents of the village see the monster on the dark, scary night, they all get scared and run away. Due to these examples, I feel as if the atmosphere of a story has more of an effect than action or the super natural.

Opening of Frankenstein

Mary Shelley opens her novel, Frankenstein, with four letters from an explorer named Robert Walton. He is writing to his sister and explains the dangerous voyage he is going through to get to the North Pole. On his way to his destination Walton comes across a stranger and lets him on the ship. Walton and the stranger become close friends. But, this was a confusing opening and hard for me to understand. If I was to wite a ghost story I would begin it by describing the ghost and its back story, if it has a back story. After describing the ghost, I would then go into detail about how the ghost affects other people, such as if it haunts them. The story would then unravel further and tell what tasks the ghost wanted to complete before entering the after life.

One Year Evaluation

My boss at my job at Wendy's wants to give me a one year evaluation. When she told me about it, she seemed extremely happy. I think this was because she knows I have become a very good worker. I know that I have improved drastically since the first day of work. Even though she sometimes has to tell me to smile at the customers, I have became very friendly towards them. I have also became extremely fast at making sandwiches compared to my first day, or even my first month of work . I am hoping and praying this is why my boss seemed so happy and excited when she told me about my evaluation. If my evaluation is about me becoming an excellent worker, I hope the outcome will be a raise or even a promotion. I have worked very hard since my first day on the job in October.