In the article, "Excerpt from Introduction to Late Victorian Gothic Tales," Roger Luckhurst expresses his knowledge about Gothic literature. Gothic literature has been classified and mixed up with many other different categories, but since Gothicism is not always a positive term, it can be interpreted into a negative sense. The term Gothic has become a common word that can be misunderstood and misinterpreted because of the dark and mysterious history that accompanies it. Science, inheritance, and hybridity are some influencers of what Gothic genre has become today.
             Roger Luckhurst describes three main eras in which Gothic literature was introduced first. The first wave was an introduction to the Gothic era, but was dispersed within time and wasn't as popular. The second era was a wave that extended well into the 20th century before dispersing again. And the third era was a wave that left a more popular impression and has gone through a transformation since its initial inception over 250 years ago. Labyrinths, dark corridor, windows, shadows and dungeons can be symbols of Gothic horror. Most of the symbols describe supernatural beings and threat. The Gothic genre creates feelings of gloom, mystery, suspense and tends to the dramatic, sensational, diabolism, and nameless other terrors. Gothic fiction is dark and disordered, and everything positive has been wrenched out of its existence. According to Ann Radcliff, "terror and horror are far opposite, that the first expands the soul and awakens the faculties to a high degree of life; the other contracts freezes and nearly annihilates them."
             Following the Gothic themes, symbols, and characters became a known way to understand Gothic motifs and background. For example, a ghost is a symbol of a stubborn trace from the past that persists into the present, a symbol that demands attention and answers. From a Gothic perspective, this genre suggests that there could be many reasons for t...