LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Human capacity for evil.
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Fantasy and the supernatural
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The innate goodness of people
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Exploration of character motivations
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Detailed explanation-1: -American gothic fiction is a subgenre of gothic fiction. Elements specific to American Gothic include: rationality versus the irrational, puritanism, guilt, the uncanny (das unheimliche), ab-humans, ghosts, and monsters.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. Explanation: Supernatural beings are not a common element of Gothic Literature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of the Gothic include: death and decay, haunted homes/castles, family curses, madness, powerful love/romance, ghosts, and vampires. The genre is said to have become popular in the late 18th century with the publication of Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto in 1764.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gothic elements include the following: Set in a haunted castle or house. A damsel in distress. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. There is a ghost or monster. The weather is always awful. Dreaming/nightmares. Burdened male protagonist. More items •09-Oct-2019