fantastic uncanny approach
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FANTASTIC-UNCANNY APPROACH IN THE ANALYSIS OF
SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
A ThesisPresented to
The Faculty of the College of Education
University of Rizal System
Morong, Rizal
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in English
OLIVIA L. GALLARDO
MARJAY B. DE LEON
CATHERINE C. RAPSING
MAY ANN D. BETITO
JIREH L. RODRIGUEZ
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Abstract
This research was conducted to show
how Edgar Allan Poeexemplifies the
Fantastic-Uncannyin his selectedshort stories. The study was
conducted during the Academic Year
2009-2010at the University of RizalSystem.
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Abstract
The research design used in thisstudy is descriptive-qualitative
methodsince it primarily aimedto analyze the selected short
stories of Edgar Allan Poe that
show the fantastic-uncanny.
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Abstract
The data of the study were gatheredthrough the discussion of the stories
using the problems covering the
characteristics of Fantastic-uncannywhich include having scenes that imply
hesitation between the natural and
supernatural, and the logical reasoncontrasting the said hesitation.
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Abstract
And the illustration of the fantastic-uncanny
traits in the elements such as
characterization, the way in which the
writer portrays the characters in the story,setting, which refers to the period of time
or the place in which the events of a story
occur, themewhich refers to the main ideaof the story and plot which pertains to thesequence of events.
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FIGURE 1
Conceptual Model Showing Fantastic Approach in Edgar Allan Poes
Selected Short Stories
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Statement of the Problem
1.What are the scenes in the story that implythe hesitation between the natural and
supernatural laws?
2.What is the logical explanation behind this
hesitation as implied in the text?3.How did Edgar Allan Poe illustrate the
fantastic features in the elements:3.1 characterization;3.2 setting;3.3 theme;3.4 plot?
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PRESENTATION,ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF
DATA
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Hesitation Logical Explanation
Sound heard by the
narrator
The narrator is mad. The
sound of the old mans
beating heart takes place only
within his own tortured
imagination.
The logical explanation on the hesitation Scenes that implyhesitation between natural and supernatural laws
THE TELL-TALE HEART
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The logical explanation on the hesitation
THE BLACK CAT
Hesitation Logical Explanation
Marking of
the gigantic
cat on the
wall
The fall off of walls trampled over the dead
cat along by the substance of a freshly-
spread plaster and because of the mixture of
white paint, the combustion, and ammonia
from the carcass of the cat resulted the
image he saw on the wall.
The return
of the BlackCat
Pluto had not a white hair upon any portion of
his body while this cat that he saw had a
large white spot that covered the entire chest
of the cat. As a result of his assessment on
the cat he deduced that it was not really
Pluto.
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Hesitation Logical Explanation
The crying
sound from
the wall
When the police opened the plastered wall
they saw the narratorswifescorpse and on
top of it is the cat who loudly screeched
thus causing the crying sound from the wall.
The Cat on
top of the
decayed wife
The cat who witness the crime hid as the
narrator plastered his wife in the wall of the
cellar. Due to the structure of the cellar that
can be easily dislodged, the cat can easily go
through the crumpled brick. As a result the
cat stays on the decayed body of the
narratorswife.
The logical explanation on the hesitationTHE BLACK CAT
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Hesitation Logical Explanation
Ghost seen by
Roderick during
the storm
It is a natural phenomenon caused by the
fog and the tarn.
Sounds heard bythe narrator
It was produced by Madelines breaking
free from the dungeon after she woke up
from catalepsy. The loud thump is
Madelines pounding on the coffin, thegrating sounds are the iron hinges
opened desperately and the clanging is
the fall of the iron door.
The logical explanation on the hesitation
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
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Hesitation Logical Explanation
Madelines
appearanceafter the burial
After eight days of burial, Madeline becomes
conscious and awake from her cataleptic
malady. The sounds of her struggle and herbloody robes prove this act.
The Fall of theUsher House
The zigzag fissure found from the roof of the
house down into the tarn and the crumbling
wall of the house proved that the mansioncan collapse any minute. As the storm
proceeds throughout the night the lightning
hit the zigzag mark that cause the house to
collapse.
The logical explanation on the hesitation
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
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Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE BLACK CAT
Characterization Setting
narrator Pluto
white-patched cat
~(first house) ordinary, wellconstructed with a garden
outside
~ (second house)old with a
cellar, dark, damp and more like
a haunted house
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Theme Plot
alcoholism
guilt revival
punishment
murder
~ The narrator blinded Pluto and hanged it on
the tree where it died.
~ The narrator with his wife moved on the other
house after the fire.
~ The narrator found another cat and adopted
it.
~ The narrator tried to kill the cat but it resulted
to killing his wife instead.
~ The corpse hidden by the narrator in the wall
was discovered due to a loud shriek.
Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE BLACK CAT
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Characterization Setting
Narrator
Old man
~ The mansion of the old
man
~The masters bedroom
of the house
Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE TELL-TALE HEART
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Theme Plot sanity and
insanity
fear
obsession
~ The narrator shares that he fears the old
mans vulture-like eye and because of this
he plots to kill the man.
~ Every night he visits the old manschamber but finds the eye close.
~ At the eight day of the ritual, he found
the old mans eye open and therefore
killed him.~ He hid corpse under the floorboards.
~ The narrator confesses his crime when
the police visited because he said that he
hears the old mans heart.
Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE TELL-TALE HEART
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Characterization Setting
Roderick Usher Madeline Usher
Narrator
~ The Usher mansion, a
picture of a decaying
haunted house.
Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
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Theme Plot
decay
death
premature
burial
~ The narrator arrived at the Ushers
house to comfort Roderick Usher from
his disease.~ Roderick and the narrator talked about
Madelines disease.
~ Madeline is announced dead and they
prepared to bury her.~ Madeline reappeared on the eight day
after the burial.
~ The Usher house crashed into the tarn.
Illustration of the Fantastic features in the elements
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
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SUMMARY OF
FINDINGS,CONCLUSIONS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Summary of Findings
1. The hesitations between the natural and thesupernatural laws were presented in the
three stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and as the
fantastic-uncanny approach had implied thatunusual events of the story can be explained,
Poe has taken account logical explanations
on these hesitations.2. Fantastic-Uncanny features are illustrated in
the characterization, setting, theme and plot
of the selected short stories.
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Conclusions
1. In Edgar Allan Poes short stories,
he always presented scenes with
hesitation between the natural andsupernatural occurrences. Behind
these hesitations, he also provided
the corresponding logicalexplanation.
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Conclusions
2. Edgar Allan Poe utilized the fantastic
features in his story through the following
elements: characterization, setting, theme and
plot. Those elements work together toconvinced the reader that those concepts
conveyed natural world that we are living but
as the story goes on, those features help to
develop hesitation that highlighted the
Fantastic-Uncanny approach.
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Recommendations
1. Conduct a follow-up study on the otherworks of Edgar Allan Poe.
2. Other works of Edgar Allan Poe may be
conducted using other variables or otherapproaches like Formalism and
Structuralism.
3. Expose the English Majors/Students tovaried short stories for literary analysis
to enhance their critical thinking skills.
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Insights
The stories of Edgar Allan Poe
presented realities about human life
existence. Often, man encountersunusual occurrences in life and he may
aid such hesitations with his or her
logical explanations to reveal the realworld they are living.
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Insights
As the researchers conduct this study,their aim is to offer logical explanation
to enlighten the unusual incidents in
the story of Edgar Allan Poe. It
depends upon the decision of the
reader to ponder in their own beliefs:are the events natural or
supernatural?
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