Matching Pairs Themes in Gothic LiteratureOnline version list of themes found in gothic literature by Debra Waldorf 1 Dangerous Knowledge 2 Powerful Secrets 3 Danger of Science 4 Supernatural 5 Struggle between World of Imagination and World of Reason 6 Madness - Your own or others 7 Sublime Nature 8 Rational vs Irrational 9 Power of Ancestral Sins 10 Fear of Machines The fear that machines will overtake us. Knowing how to do something that maybe probably/shouldn't be done Difference between what is real and what is not. A character's madness may reveal a darker reality. Insane characters often speak truths that normal characters wish to deny. Fear of going insane or trouble distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction. Nature is awesome - an anti-depressant! Otherworldly elements: ghosts, aliens, witches, etcetera Keeping secrets involves lack of trust, lies of omission, and outright lies. People playing God Actions that cursed future generations or the fear that they will.
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