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