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