Gothic In Great Expectations

The book Great Expectations has many elements of horror in it for example:

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Strange Places: In Great Expectations Miss Havisham and Estella live in Satis House. The house in the book is described as very odd and strange place, this is due to the fact that Miss Havisham is living in the past, as the clocks are all stopped at a certain time and that's where they have stayed, also because the up keep with house has been neglected meaning that it has just been collecting dust and other things which I think adds to the thought that this house is strange place to be.

Clashing of Time Periods: Because Miss Havisham was jilted at the altar and was so distraught she lived in that moment of time when we was happy about getting married, and from then on she lived in that time era. but as in Great Expectations it shows time going on as Estella grows up in to a young women.

Power and Constraint: At the start Miss Havisham has a lot of power over Pip as she is a wealthy woman, he believes with her help that he will one day become a gentleman, however when the time comes she doesn't help him become a gentleman she just gives his uncle money for him to be an apprentice at his work. I feel like Miss Havisham has this power over Pip because he wants to become a gentleman so much so that Estella and him can be together, meaning that Pip would do anything that Miss Havisham has said so he is in her good books and is a candidate for Estella to marry.

Sexual Power: The sexual power in this book is between Pip and Estella, as when Pip first sees Estella he thinks she is really pretty although she is a bit mean showing that she has the power over Pip and almost like she has Pip wrapped around her little finger, because she is quite mean to him making him cry but yet he still comes back to play with her in the Satis House.

The Uncanny: Miss Havisham by far is the most strangest character in the book, she's an old lady who lives in this neglected house, lived in her wedding dress since she got jilted at the altar, obsessed that everything is kept in the same way and place and if it is moved she has like a panic attack.

Crisis: The crisis in Great Expectations is that near the end of the book when Pip discovers that his benefitor is Magwitch, as this is not what Pip was expecting and with knowing who it is comes some danger as the law are still after him for what he did in his earlier years.