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Elements Of American Gothic Literature: Intense Emotion In Moby Dick

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In Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," elements of American Gothic literature are evident. The first element of American Gothic Literature is Intense emotion. An example of intense emotion in "Moby Dick" is when captain Ahab is motivating the sailors to kill Moby Dick. Another example of intense emotion, is the way captain Ahab describes Moby Dick and; how he just had to try to kill him. Captain Ahabs intense emotion made the sailors think he is going crazy. The second element of American Gothic Literature is Psychosis. An example, of psychosis in "Moby Dick" is the way Pip acts after the shark almost bite him, and Pip is out there floating for hours. Another example, of psychosis is captain Ahab hate toward Moby Dick. Ahab went insane over Moby

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