The American Gothic

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The American Gothic

Introduction

Typical of American gothic fiction , this novel has its setting in an old house , with an atmosphere of mystery , suspense and tension . The plot in this situation is unraveled by discoveries in the supernatural world There are ghosts , death and murder and this brings in charged environment and continuous nightmares . There are unexplained occurrences such as mysterious sounds and mysterious ailments , such as the one that Madeline suffers from . Somehow , the essence of dreams and nightmares is visible as

in the American literature in development of the story and in the lives of the individual people . In this particular novel , we see that to some extend , dreams and nightmares dictate the lives of individuals and hence the turn of events in the novel , yet the author seems to over represent the same compared to the real life situation

It is believed by scientists that dreams do occur relating to various reasons , categorized into two : the `hardware ' siders believe that dreams are mere memories that are brought about by spontaneous firings within brain cells hence dreams generally tend to mean nothing in real life On the other hand , `software ' siders of the dream cause theories believe that dreams are usually structured , ly and that they always imply or signify something in life , whether it is forthcoming or whether it is related to something that has already occurred . These software theorists purport that the unconscious mind remains to be part of the installed brain...