Relier Pairs Themes in Gothic LiteratureVersion en ligne list of themes found in gothic literature par Debra Waldorf 1 Supernatural 2 Danger of Science 3 Rational vs Irrational 4 Struggle between World of Imagination and World of Reason 5 Madness - Your own or others 6 Sublime Nature 7 Dangerous Knowledge 8 Powerful Secrets 9 Power of Ancestral Sins 10 Fear of Machines The fear that machines will overtake us. People playing God Actions that cursed future generations or the fear that they will. Nature is awesome - an anti-depressant! A character's madness may reveal a darker reality. Insane characters often speak truths that normal characters wish to deny. Knowing how to do something that maybe probably/shouldn't be done Difference between what is real and what is not. Keeping secrets involves lack of trust, lies of omission, and outright lies. Fear of going insane or trouble distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction. Otherworldly elements: ghosts, aliens, witches, etcetera