How do the Gothic fiction writers express—either directly or indirectly—a criticism of human nature. Explain what the writers criticize about human nature, and how they communicate this criticism to the reader. Do the writers have similar attitudes toward human nature? Explain.
Gothic Fiction writers use the darker side of human emotion to criticize people as a whole. They criticize these people directly, by using murder, espionage, and other various brutal means to unveil the darker side of human emotion. They also exemplify this indirectly, by conveying themes of love turned to hate, brutal mistakes, and tragedy by using our underlying emotions and own opinions to  torment us with their own ideas. The dark emotions in human nature are criticized by the authors to make a point or bring to light the change we could all go through. They communicate the criticism of human nature to the reader by dramatic turning points, or startling realizations, to present  the change needed to turn ourselves to our darker sides. Yes, the writers have similar attitudes toward human nature as in showing darkened themes and horrid fantasies manipulating how the reader feels.