https://padlet.com/imanashrafaly/xd8mdprjaxih Grizzly Bears is a group for American Literature class. en-us 2017-04-18 02:31:29 UTC 2017-05-04 13:35:29 UTC hello@padlet.com imanashrafaly https://padlet.com/imanashrafaly/xd8mdprjaxih/wish/167627383 The first white colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. In both Virginia and Massachusetts, the colonists flourished with some assistance from Native Americans. Christopher Columbus is falsely credited for having found the Americas. By the 18th century, 13 British colonies were established in the United States of America. The Mayflower was the ship that transported the first English separatists knows as pilgrims from Plymouth, England to the New World in 1620.]]> 2017-04-22 14:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/imanashrafaly/xd8mdprjaxih/wish/167627383 imanashrafaly https://padlet.com/imanashrafaly/xd8mdprjaxih/wish/167691880 The term Gothic Literature refers to a style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion. These emotions can include fear and suspense.
"The legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story written by Washington Irving under the Gothic genre. Gothic literature employs elements of the super natural to scare or thrill its readers. Sleepy Hollow has the supernatural "Headless Horseman" who haunts everyone while looking for his decapitated head. The story also ends in a cliff hanger as do most movies and horror novels. The fate of Ichabod Crane is left for the readers to wonder about. The general setting of the story also set in a very dark and grim manner. The town is described to be a very quiet and slow moving one with very little activity. Another short story written by Washington Irving is "Rip Van Winkle". Rip is the protagonist who simply wants some peace from his wife who nags him all the time as he doesn't get any work done.


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