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    This document discusses American Gothic fiction as a subgenre of Gothic literature. It notes that American Gothic elements include themes of rationality versus irrationality, Puritanism, guilt, the uncanny, and ghosts. Specifically, it explores how Puritan imagery of hell influenced 19th century American writers like Edgar Allan Poe. The Puritan culture of condemnation, shame, and guilt created dark visions that shaped the collective consciousness. Predestination and original sin theories further contributed to the gloomy tone typical of Puritan values that characterized early American Gothic works differently than European Gothic literature.

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    This document discusses American Gothic fiction as a subgenre of Gothic literature. It notes that American Gothic elements include themes of rationality versus irrationality, Puritanism, guilt, the uncanny, and ghosts. Specifically, it explores how Puritan imagery of hell influenced 19th century American writers like Edgar Allan Poe. The Puritan culture of condemnation, shame, and guilt created dark visions that shaped the collective consciousness. Predestination and original sin theories further contributed to the gloomy tone typical of Puritan values that characterized early American Gothic works differently than European Gothic literature.

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    Gál Anna Dóra (OJVEDD) Response Paper For Gothic Literature 2. American Gothic: Poe's The Black Cat

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    Gál Anna Dóra (OJVEDD) Response paper for Gothic literature 2.

    American Gothic: Poe’s The Black Cat

    A subgenre of gothic fiction is American gothic fiction. American gothic elements include
    rationality versus irrationality, puritanism, guilt, the uncanny, ghost and other supernatural
    creatures. Puritan imagery, particulary that of hell, served as brain candy for 19th-century
    writers such as Edgar Allan Poe. The Puritan culture of condemnation, reinforced by shame
    and guilt, created dark and nightmarish visions that left a mark on the collective
    consciousness. Predestination and original sin theories added to the doom and gloom of
    traditional Puritan values. What characterized American gothic fiction different than from
    European authors?

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