Definition_Of_Gothic_Literature

Definition Of Gothic Literature Literature can take many forms. It can be presented in many genres and styles. It is a way of communicating different ideas and theories by way of putting them on paper. One of the many popular forms of literature is Gothic. Gothic is a style of literature usually dealing with characters that will not let go of their own obsessions. Using this definition, I will use three examples of Gothic literature that meet the criteria of this definition and describe how these examples exemplify Gothic literature. “Young Goodman Brown” is a story of a man who takes a journey through the woods while encountering many misfortunes along the way before realizing he was dreaming in the end. The story shows a Gothic characteristic in the way the setting is portrayed. As Goodman Brown walks through the forest, it is portrayed as dark and gloomy and frightening, “He has taken a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through (Hawthorne 53).” The story deals mostly with Goodman Brown’s emotional state as he discovers his family, friends, and religious leaders are attending a Black Mass. Though reluctant to literature, story, brown, goodman, digby, gothic, wieland, way, hawthorne, times, himself, god, forest, emotions, through, though, feelings, commands, world, while, three, man, heart, examples, even, different, believes, woman, wife, thinking, supernatural, state, spiritual, seemed, richard, purpose