LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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The preoccupation with the past and how it affects the present lives of his protagonists.
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Identifies the unsettling nature of identicals and how it can unnerve protagonists and readers.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Doubling refers to a multiplication by two, such as when two or more characters parallel each other in action or personality. It can also mean internal doubling, or division within the self to exhibit a duality of character.
Detailed explanation-2: -The idea of a doppelganger or alter ego allows for an exploration of human duality. The doppelganger is both duplicate and opposite, showing how opposing forces can exist in one being and forcing us to confront our divided selves. Two of the many, many doppelgangers in the popular TV show, The Vampire Diaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -True Gothic fiction always includes the clashing relationship of the present time with foundational history, usually in relationship to the occult, to make a statement about society: that’s one of the genre’s most core definitions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a famous example of the Gothic double motif which explores the duality of man and the inner struggle between good and evil within the mind of an individual.