In last week’s New York Times magazine, Carina Chocano made a convincing argument that tabloid fixtures like Lindsay Lohan are the heroines of a new Gothic literature. Her arguments sparked two thoughts: (1) Breaking Bad often resembles Gothic fiction, complete with a naif who’s trapped in a wicked world (Jesse Pinkman), a Dr Jekyll/Mr. Hyde-type who [...]
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:51AM on September 6, 2011