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The Wife Upstairs
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Write a chapter from the perspective of Blanche Ingraham. What stylistic choices did you make to differentiate Blanche’s perspective? What insights would Blanche’s chapter offer? How would Blanche’s perspective highlight the major themes of the novel?
Compare and contrast The Wife Upstairs with Jane Eyre. Analyze what major changes Hawkins made in her text and what these changes suggest regarding the original text.
Popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, Gothic novels included the following elements: an atmosphere of mystery or suspense, a damsel in distress, the supernatural, visions or omens, and strong emotions. Discuss how The Wife Upstairs meets this criteria. Analyze specific examples of these elements within the text.
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