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Mexican Gothic Plot Diagram
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A quick summary of the context is that the protagonist Noemi is sent to check on her cousin Catalina, who is married to a mysterious family called the Doyles. Over the course of the book, it is revealed that a special type of mushroom that is grown in and around the Doyle Mansion had bonded with the family. This allows the family to store memories in a network called "The Gloom". The Gloom also allows Howard, the patriarch of the family, to use mind-control, cause nightmares and pass his consciousness into other family member's bodies after his death by committing horrible rituals.
It is also revealed that the spores of the fungus have been affecting Noemi and now she too is bound to the house.
Genre and Theme:
Gothic Horror
Determination and perseverance empower a person to solve even the toughest problems.
Mexican Gothic
Neerraj Singh Amarnath
Plot Line
""She [Catalina, Noemi's cousin) claims, in that letter, that he is not only poisoning her but ghosts walk through walls. Tell me, does that sound like a reliable account?"
Her father stood up and went to the window..."Assess the situation. Determine if she should indeed be moved to the city, and attempt to convince him [Virgil Doyle, her husband] this is the best option if that is the case.""
(Moreno-Garcia, 10-11)
Exposition
"The house seemed to leap out of the mist...It absolutely looked Victorian in construction, with its broken shingles, elaborate ornamentation and dirty bay windows..." (Moreno-Garcia, 20)
Rising Action
"She might have preferred the green wallpaper...when she closed her eyes the yellow circles danced behind her eyelids... (Moreno-Garcia, 47)"
"They can make you think things, a voice whispered. She'd heard that voice before, somewhere in this house. They can make you do things."(Moreno-Garcia, 182)"
"A buzzing, like a million bees had suddenly been unleashed and Noemi pressed her hands against her ear. A blinding golden light; it touched her...smothering her." (Moreno-Garcia, 184)
"Howard Doyle smiled at her [Noemi]...and then pressed his lips against hers...then saliva [a black substance from Howard's mouth] burning down her throat [this substance binds her to the house, so she can't leave]" (Moreno-Garcia, 204)
Climax
She looked at Virgil still sprawled on the floor and considered sticking the knife into his skull, but her hands were trembling again, and she needed to get out of there ans away from him. She must fetch Catalina. There was no time to waste." (Moreno-Garcia, 263)
"Catalina had seized the doctor's scalpel...and at last Howard seemed to notice something amiss...The blow was fierce, going straight into [Howard's] an eye." (Moreno-Garcia, 270-271)
""He's weakened. I control the gloom now," Virgil said angrily..." (Moreno-Garcia, 285)
"She tossed the lamp against the corpse's face. It instantly ignited the mushrooms...then tongues of fire began to spread quickly down the wall...Virgil screamed. It was a hoarse, terrible scream, and he collapsed upon the floor...(Moreno-Garcia, 290)"
"With the lamp lit, she turned towards her cousin. Catalina nodded and Noemi smiled. Francis turned the doorknob. A long tunnel stretched out ahead of them." (Moreno-Garcia, 278)
Falling Action
"The house blazed in the distance. Let it burn until it was all reduced to ashes." (Marceno-Garcia, 293)
Resolution
"The future, she thought, could not be predicted...But they were young that morning...So she kissed him[Francis Doyle, the Doyle who helped her escape] a second time, for luck....and the third time she kissed him it was for love." (Moreno-Garcia, 301)