Gothic Literature

Gothic Literature has many elements that have a great impact on the emotions of the reader. Which element has the greatest impact though is the real question. I feel that the element of "Horror" has the greatest impact on the audience due to the fact that it mixes feelings of suspense, gut wrenching fear, and a somehow still exciting vibe. In one of the most famous pieces of literature, Frankenstein, you can not help but feel a cloudy blanket of horror come over you when Victor ends up actually bringing "The Monster" to life. Not only is the fact that The Monster was brought to life by using lightning dreary, but the description of how The Monster was created holds a special eery feeling of its own. Pieced together of corpses' apendages and organs, coming back to life from multiple people's previous body parts that made them who they were. Even though the story is not real, the author still has a tedious way of getting an ominous feeling across to her reader. These reasons; the dread, anticipation, and structure of horror, are why I feel horror makes the greatest impact on the reader.