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