Gothic as Subversion of Social Reality in William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!
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2009
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Central Departmental of English
Abstract
Faulkner'sAbsalom, Absalom! shows the dream, the moral decay, crime, mental torture,
murder and the evils of society inthe South through the use of gothic elements. Having gothic
elements, it clearly picturizes the dark side of the society. Faulkner shows howan individual
involvesin destruction to establish his noble family dynasty. In the novel, Faulkner explores
mystery, suspense, horror, terror, dream, fantasy and doubleness to present the dark brooding
themes of passion, secretion and human fallibility in order to subvert thereality. Discrimination
and its effect directly focus on the human psyche where fear, terror, dilemma and horror exist
inside human mind that may lead ustothe destructive path.
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Literature, Reality