"The Sheriff's Children" was a very emotional story. Whenever a family relationship is involved in the decision making process it is always hard to make choices that go against your family, especially when it deals with your job. I felt that the young black boy in the story symbolized race and independence. The fact that he didn't feel he belonged in his body, and with his face really impacted the reader's emotion, because to be honest, I felt bad for him. The father had abandoned him and he basically came back to rub it in his face that he survived. He was never grown up with the opportunities that he would've if his own father wouldn't have abandoned him. It was very hard to find gothic elements in this film. Most of the elements of this short story were originated from southern goth in my opinion
Jean-ah-Poquelin
Jean-ah-Poquelin was a great short story about an old French man that ended up getting stories told about him and his haunted house that was very spooky and gave off a very gothic atmosphere with its gloomy swamp and decaying look. I felt that in the end it is hard to tell how long he had been dead and where the "ghost" was originated. Many gothic elements were portayed in this story and were easy to spot. The old house was the easiest with everything it possessed.
The Goophered Grapevine
This short story was confusing and made my mind wander in different directions. Henry was one of the main characters and brought slavery into play which was an issue during this time period. The setting of this story was a great portrayal of Southern Gothic. Poverty, slavery, grotesque, and voodooism were all examples of elements of gothic. Overall, the story was a bit dull, but I believe the color of this story was distributed evenly throughout.
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