Gothic Elements in Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens , it ceased to become a dominant literary genre. However, the themes of the Gothic have survived, such as psychological and physical terror, mystery, the supernatural and madness. The melancholy atmosphere and persistent melodrama in novels such as Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" are examples of gothic elements in later novels, with "Victorian Gothic" moving away from traditional themes (ruined castles, heroines powerless, evil villains) and exchanging them for the supernatural and strangeness in a recognizable environment, bringing a sense of familiarity to the reader and thus making the text more disturbing. However, is this feeling of disconcerting familiarity the only reason why gothic novels are so widely read or are there other reasons? Gothic literature has several distinctive characteristics. On the one hand, "it often focuses on the dark and evil side of human nature, it asserts that everyone has a dark side and in these stories we find the characters giving in to this darkness and doing terrible things and horrible.” First, and rather morbidly, the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" tells us that he is going to die the next day, so we are immediately established that this tale is a deathbed confession, which helps convince the reader of the truth of the tale – why would a man about to die lie, is the reader's obvious conclusion. According to him – a rather biased source – the narrator grew up as a kind and loving man, he had "docility and humanity" and was kind to all people and animals. However the story takes a gothic turn and because of alcoholism...... middle of the diary...... at the time of their publication. However, people could not resist the lure of "escapism" offered by gothic novels and short fiction, the exploration of the horrifying consequences that the new science of the time could bring, as in the stories "The Lifted Veil" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", which could then lead to novels such as "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "The Black Cat", both of which feature scene a character sinking into madness, a “disease” very feared at the time. time. Novels like “The Black Cat” and “The Lifted Veil” also introduce the idea of the “supernatural,” something that fascinated the Victorians and inspired fear in them. Overall, in my opinion, the Gothic elements of fiction made a splash in the stories told and created an irresistible appeal for both the Victorians and today's modern reader..

Essay / Gothic Elements in Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens , it ceased to become a dominant literary genre. However, the themes of the Gothic have survived, such as psychological and physical terror, mystery, the supernatural and madness. The melancholy atmosphere and persistent melodrama in novels such as Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" are examples of gothic elements in later novels, with "Victorian Gothic" moving away from traditional themes (ruined castles, heroines powerless, evil villains) and exchanging them for the supernatural and strangeness in a recognizable environment, bringing a sense of familiarity to the reader and thus making the text more disturbing. However, is this feeling of disconcerting familiarity the only reason why gothic novels are so widely read or are there other reasons? Gothic literature has several distinctive characteristics. On the one hand, "it often focuses on the dark and evil side of human nature, it asserts that everyone has a dark side and in these stories we find the characters giving in to this darkness and doing terrible things and horrible.” First, and rather morbidly, the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" tells us that he is going to die the next day, so we are immediately established that this tale is a deathbed confession, which helps convince the reader of the truth of the tale – why would a man about to die lie, is the reader's obvious conclusion. According to him – a rather biased source – the narrator grew up as a kind and loving man, he had "docility and humanity" and was kind to all people and animals. However the story takes a gothic turn and because of alcoholism...... middle of the diary...... at the time of their publication. However, people could not resist the lure of "escapism" offered by gothic novels and short fiction, the exploration of the horrifying consequences that the new science of the time could bring, as in the stories "The Lifted Veil" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", which could then lead to novels such as "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "The Black Cat", both of which feature scene a character sinking into madness, a “disease” very feared at the time. time. Novels like “The Black Cat” and “The Lifted Veil” also introduce the idea of the “supernatural,” something that fascinated the Victorians and inspired fear in them. Overall, in my opinion, the Gothic elements of fiction made a splash in the stories told and created an irresistible appeal for both the Victorians and today's modern reader..

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