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D.H. Lawrence

D.H. Lawrence. The Ghost Story. Author: England. Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, (1885-1930) Critic, storywriter, poet, novelist His mother died in 1910-he helped her by giving her an overdose of sleeping pills. The Ghost Story: A Genre.

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D.H. Lawrence

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  1. D.H. Lawrence The Ghost Story

  2. Author: England • Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, (1885-1930) • Critic, storywriter, poet, novelist • His mother died in 1910-he helped her by giving her an overdose of sleeping pills

  3. The Ghost Story: A Genre • Story in which the spirit of a person no longer bound by “natural laws”, haunts a place • Ghost will try to communicate an injustice, enact revenge, or complete unfinished business • Does not include demonic pact, vampires, werewolves, or poltergeists • Pre-date written literature/belong to oral tradition • Disappeared until Gothic novel (I.e. Frankenstein)

  4. First American ghost story • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  5. Ghost Story

  6. Short Answer • 1. Name 4 examples to prove that “The Rockinghorse Winner” is a ghost story. • 2. Describe the emotional and physical characteristics of the mother and Paul. • 3. State the main conflict of the work. • 4. State the theme of the work in one sentence.

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