Question

Gothic literature is often presented as “case studies,”. What does gothic story ultimately ask the readers to try to understand?

A. The reader is asked to try to understand the narrators behavior.
B. The reader is asked to try to understand the Visogoths and Ostrogoths.
C. The reader is asked to try to understand the meaning of the word barbaric.
D. The reader is asked to try to understand the definition of terror.

Answer 1

Gothic literature is often presented as “case studies,”. The Gothic story ultimately asks the readers to try to understand the definition of terror.

The correct answer is D.

Gothic novels are the novels which contain elements provoking suspense and mystery. The setting of such novels is usually built around places like a castle, graveyard, cave, church, dungeon or cathedral. The plot involves locations which are untrod by humans and are remote, uninhabited, hilly areas and forests. Elements bringing horror and terror are present in such settings. Images of isolation and loneliness are included in such settings.