ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a recurring theme in Gothic Literature?
A
Human nature is prone to excess and obsession
B
Human emotion is a better guide for behavior than reason
C
Human nature is essentially noble and good
D
Human emotion is a result of a person’s physical needs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Human nature is prone to excess and obsession. Explanation: Gothic writers tended to write about people who were damaged by an excess of negative emotion, such as vengeance, fear, or greed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common themes and motifs of the Gothic include power, confinement, and isolation. The genre has led to the rise of pulp magazines in the early twentieth century, the modern horror genre, and most famously, the Southern Gothic–fiction that contains elements of the gothic, taking place in the American South.

Detailed explanation-3: -To us, symbols in Gothic literature means when one thing represents another. Such as an object representing a feeling or mood. The same object can often be recurring throughout Gothic literature. It can vary from something as simple as a book representing knowledge, to a wine drinker representing mental instability.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gothic genre dealt with tales of the irrational aspects of human existence. Gothic literature often attempts to unmask the horrific aspects of human nature and is devoted primarily to the darker supernatural forces.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which statement represents a recurring theme in the Gothic literature of America? Human nature is prone to excess and obsession.

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