Review Lovecraft's short-story "The Call of Cthulhu." And answer the following questions:
Did you like it? Did you hate it? Why? Did you find it easy to read? Why? What were some of the most striking aspects of it? Who is the narrator? How does he get caught up in conspiracy that is the Cthulhu Cult? What exactly is Cthulhu? Who are the Cthulhu Cultists? What ethnic and social backgrounds do they belong to? What do Cthulhu's cultists believe about Cthulhu? Where is Cthulhu sleeping? What is Cthulhu's "Call"? The opening paragraph of "The Call of Cthulhu" is widely conspired to be one of the most striking opening passages ever written. What do you make of it? What do you think Lovecraft is saying about humanity's desire to know and explore? How does this paragraph relate to Goho's contentions about Lovecraft's worldview (or the worldview found in his fiction)? "The Call of Cthulhu" and King Kong (33) are very different stories, but what does Seneca Lapham see as some similarities they share? Goho opens with an account of the Spanish Conquistadors encounter with the Apache in Arizona. How does this true story parallel the fictional stories of "The Call of Cthulhu" and King Kong? Why does Goho say the American landscape is haunted? Who haunts it? According to Goho what is Lovecraft's attitude towards the aboriginal/primitive people in his fiction? How are they described? What animal are they often likened to? What actives are they often engaged in? How is this evident in "The Call of Cthulhu?" Who else are "aboriginals" in the fiction of Lovecraft? Which of Cohen's Seven Theses does this idea invoke?