Evaluation of Gothic Elements inThe House of the Seven Gables
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Hawthorne'sThe House of the Seven Gablesshows the moral decay, lust for
money, crime, murder and the evils of society through the use ofgothic elements. The
major theme of bookis thatthe wrong doing of one generation lives intothe
successive ones, andbecomes a pure and uncontrollable mischief. To support the
theme, Hawthorne explores sensationalism, mystery, suspense, terror, horror,
doubleness and fantasy. While handling the theme of gothic, Hawthorne uses
supernatural elements and as well as uncanny effect. These effects directly focuson
thehuman psyche where fear, horror and terrorexist inside human mind.