Question

b) At the same time that Hound was written, Gothic fiction, which used supernatural
themes, was extremely popular. Doyle himself was a spiritualist. How does the novel
handle the possibility of supernatural occurrences?​

Answer 1

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The supernatural plays a major role in The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Doyle uses it on multiple occasions in service of his plotline and

in dialogue with other themes.

As far as plot goes, Doyle takes full advantage of the excitement, and

power of a Gothic-style mystery-an ancient curse, and a common plotline,

with two dead bodies at the hands of possibly a supernatural beast.

At the same time, however, he evinces a strong faith, at least in Holmes,

of a logical, rational explanation for even the most mysterious occurrences.

Thematically, the supernatural ties together questions of class, which

run throughout the novel. Superstition is linked to weakness , but most

prominently with lower class status. In this sense, it is interesting

that Doyle regularly refers to the superstitious commoners but

only rarely lets us meet them first hand.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

At the same time, however, he evinces a strong faith, at least in Holmes,

of a logical, rational explanation for even the most mysterious occurrences.

Thematically, the supernatural ties together questions of class, which

run throughout the novel. Superstition is linked to weakness , but most

prominently with lower class status. In this sense, it is interesting

that Doyle regularly refers to the superstitious commoners but

only rarely lets us meet them first hand.