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