Gothic literature gave its name to a fashion, a meme, a
trend, and embodies specific elements that are very present in the novel Wuthering
Heights. In a traditional Gothic novel, there will always be its main character: A
castle or a former estate now ruined, as if time had passed it
by.
The feeling of
melancholy
The spooky possibility of the supernatural
taking place
The use of the flickering candle as the only
source of light. Everything else is very dark.
Curses from
the past, omens, and the atmosphere ever present (such as fog, constant rain, coldness,
darkness)
Events that are horrible or are about to become
ugly.
A protagonist willing to unveil a
mystery
The fight of life versus the inevitability of
fate.
In this, Wurthering Heights possess all the
characteristics that could land it the label of Gothic novel, although it is much more
than just that.
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