Flowers In The Attic Genres Gothic Fiction

Genre theme flowers in the attic virginia andrews.

Flowers in the attic genres gothic fiction.

Flowers in the attic by virginia andrews tells the story of four siblings and their hidden lives trapped in an attic. The protagonist and narrator of the novel. Catherine leigh cathy dollanganger. Older son and oldest child of christopher and corrine.

Flowers in the attic. Gothic fiction is combined of the two elements of horror and romance. Incest one of the defining features of gothic literature is that it engages with the taboo those subjects and behaviors so far outside the accepted norms of society that to even mention or hint at them stirs up fear and anxiety. Chris is the older.

After their beloved father passes away in an accident their mother brings them to live in the attic of their grandparents mansion. Christopher garland chris dollanganger jr.