The second characteristic of the Gothic theme is the fascination with the unconscious and abnormal psychology. ... This is the most obvious of all the themes present in the novel. ... In "The Tell Tale Heart," the main character hears the beating of the heart of a man that he killed and buried in the floor. ... Victor feels a sense of guilt about creating this hideous being that roams the earth to kill much like the killer in Poe's story feels guilty about killing the old man. ... Everyone that has ever been close to Frankenstein ends up dying and even Walton is in danger of being ki...

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