warning him to stay away, so he asks Holmes to investigate the mystery. The Hound of the Baskervilles develops the themes of gothic literature: supernatural and natural. Hound of the Baskervilles starts off by telling the story of Hugo Baskerville and how the legend came to be. It explains how Hugo kidnapped a woman and sexually assaulted her. The woman escapes, and Hugo goes to look for her in the moor, where his colleagues finds him killed by a black hound. The town is convince that the hound is a supernatural figure. As being said, the novel is gothic literature for many reasons. The landscape is grim and dangerous, which causes a sense of mystery for the reader. The characters throughout the novel share personalities of many characters from gothic novels. For example, rich, powerful people, male tyrants, and female victims (The Hound of the Baskervilles). Gothic literature normally has legends that include supernatural occurrences and horrific events that are features of the legend of the hound. The hound as a supernatural element is used to terrify the reader throughout the novel repeatedly. …show more content…
Doyle keeps readers into this novel by letting them try to solve the case themselves. Readers love that they can use their brains to try to solve the case, and as more clues develop, the reader becomes more interested in the novel. The dark mood in The Hound of the Baskervilles keeps the reader wondering what happens next. The element of mystery in the novel helps the reader keep an idea of what is going on in the story and wanting to find out what happens next. This style of writing hooks readers into wanting to know what happens, so they will read the book to the very