Question

Read the following scene:

In the midst of the shadows of the dark room, she
glimpsed a shadow ducking from view. Her heart nearly
stopped as her mother materialized in front of her. Face
gaunt and bony arms reaching, her mother tried to speak
but could not form words. How could it be? She had died
five years ago.
Which characteristic of Gothic writing does this passage best illustrate?
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A. A melancholy, gloomy tone
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B. Nature's deadliness
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C. A supernatural theme
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D. Heavy use of symbolism

Answer 1

a supernatural theme

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. a supernatural theme.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gothic literature refers to the type of writing that employs dark, melancholic, gloomy themes, supernatural elements, horror, fear, darkness, etc. In the excerpt above, we can see that the narrator just saw an apparition, a ghost of her dead mother who died five years before. This element is obviously supernatural, as ghosts aren't real. But this theme fits Gothic writing perfectly.

Some famous Gothic writers include Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Victor Hugo, and many others.