“The Gothic Elements in ‘Dead Yellow Women’: A Hardboiled Detective Story” I strongly agree with the claim that “Dead Yellow Women” by Dashiell Hammett is a Gothic hardboiled detective story. This short story combines elements

Discussion Board Assignment: Agree or disagree with the following claim and explain why: “Dead Yellow Women” is a Gothic hardboiled detective story. Use knowledge learned from Week 1 on Gothic and detective fiction to write your response. Be sure to include references to the Bluebeard story. You must apply Gothic conventions. As usual cite specific examples from the story, along with brief quotations, to support your ideas.
Reminders: You MUST quote and explain quotes from the story. You must integrate material from course lectures (and be explicit about it). And, as always, any post strongly suspected of being AI-generated will most likely fail.