American Gothic Literature

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American Gothic Literature Late 18th and Early 19th Century Writings

Origins Inspired by Gothic architecture: irregularly placed towers, high ceilings, and gargoyles

Romantic movement – backlash from Age of Reason: authors could now follow their imagination. For Gothics, they followed it to the shadowy region where the fantastic, demonic, and insane reside.

Setting Weird – went beyond normal, typical, every day settings to the bizarre Often dark, medieval castles or decaying ancient estates

Plots Macabre: gruesome, grisly, horrid People placed in extreme situations to reveal their true nature (murder, live burials, torture, and retribution from the grave) Peered into the darkness of the supernatural

Purpose To explore the human mind in extreme situations and thus arrive at some truth To examine the human heart under various conditions: fear, greed, vanity, mistrust, and betrayal. Basically, to show off/explore the dark side of human nature