Gothic Literature

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  • Gothic Literature
    • Monsters
      • monsterous and dark aspects of humans
      • dual nature of man
      • limits of humanity against desires and other driving forces
    • supernatural
      • frightening
      • the unknown
    • traumatic events
      • insanity and vulnerability
    • relationship + juxtaposition between past + present
      • the past erupts through the present
    • secrecy
      • foreboding
    • the uncanny -something is new but takes us back to our past
    • isolation
      • often conveyed through setting
        • strange, wild and remote places
    • elements of horror
      • often inspired by dreams + nightmares
    • dark, sinister
      • ominous, mysterious
    • the obscenely powerful
      • pushing the boundaries of science

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