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The Gothic - Coggle Diagram
The Gothic
Atmosphere
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Mysterious
"Nature had come into her own again and, little by little, in her stealthy, insidious way had encroached upon the drive with long, tenacious fingers."
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Language
Sensory Imagery
"I could swear that the house was not an empty shell but lived and breathed as it had lived before."
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Nostalgic
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"the door would stand half open as we had left it, with my handkerchief on the table beside the bowl of autumn roses"
Personifcation
"stealthy, insidious way had encroached upon the drive with long, tenacious fingers."
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Plot/Theme
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Symbolises themes
death, insatbility, power, control,decay, appearance versus reality
uses objects, places, and figures symbolically
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Mood
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Nostalgia
There was Manderley, our Manderley
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Carmen
Setting
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creepy
"intermingled in a strange embrace, making a vault above my head like the archway of a church."
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Important Element
Language
Language is an important part of a gothic novel. The use of language such as personification and sensory imagery help to bring the theme of the gothic novel to life through building the setting, mood and general theme. The word choices allow for chapter one's setting and atmosphere to be haunting and eerie.
Language plays a crucial role in showing the atmosphere that the author intended to express. If the language usage is not very effective, the atmosphere cannot be delivered efficiently to the readers.
Atmosphere
Atmosphere is created by language and supports the gothic by creating the sense of unease and mysterious which are some of the characteristics of the genre