LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE GOTHIC NOVEL
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To create a sense of mystery, gloom, and suspense
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To make the reader dislike modern society
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To make the reader feel distaste for supernatural themes
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To generate feelings of intense pleasure
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mystery and Fear One of the crucial components of a captivating Gothic story evokes feelings of suspense and fear. Anything that is beyond scientific understanding lends way to mystery, and Gothic atmospheres leverage this principle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gothic fiction is characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion of the past upon the present. Gothic fiction is distinguished from other forms of scary or supernatural stories, such as fairy tales, by the specific theme of the present being haunted by the past.
Detailed explanation-3: -Affiliation With Supernatural Forces Another key element of Gothic literature is its affiliation with supernatural forces such as ghosts, vampires, giants, monsters, demons and zombies. In Gothic novels, we see ghosts or monsters pursuing the protagonist and dead people coming to life and scaring people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Setting in a castle. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). Omens, portents, visions. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. High, even overwrought emotion. Women in distress. More items