![]() ![]() In such texts, the scepticism experienced by the characters and/or the readers is either resolved at some point in the narrative or played out until the very end, in which case the gothic text attains the status of ‘the fantastic’ as formulated by Tzvetan Todorov. While some gothic narratives treat the supernatural as an unquestionable part of their fictional worlds, others evoke scepticism concerning the reality status of the uncanny events introduced. ![]() ![]() Although the supernatural is usually an essential component of the gothic, there is significant variety in the way gothic texts employ supernatural elements. ![]()
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