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2014
T H I S WO N ’ T H U RT A B I T
A B I G A I L B A N K S - H E H E N B E R G E R , YE A R 8
T H E B R I T I S H I N T E R NAT I O NA L S C H O O L S H A N G H A I , PU X I
My story fits into the Gothic genre because it has many of the conventions a Gothic story would have, such as a
‘damsel in distress,’ a madwoman, and a demon. The demon possesses her, even after she is warned away by someone
who knows better. The person is actually the madwoman, who everyone thinks is crazy, but who is actually the
only one who knows what’s going on: a common occurrence in the Gothic genre. She is more of a hero in the end,
sacrificing herself to stop the demon. Unexplained phenomena are also used, a frequent thing t