Isolation In 'Secluded Mind Go Wandering'

Gothic commentary
My novel opening follows a man suffering from madness. Description of the old house isolated in the wilderness gives a gothic tone to the setting. Physiological gothic elements are shown in the title ‘Secluded minds go wandering’. The verb ‘wandering’ suggests that his ‘mind’ is straying. This in turn shows gothic elements such as madness.
Switching between a third and first person narrative stance creates mystery over the narrator of the story. This subsequently means that the audience questions the viewpoint of the story, therefore creating the possibility that the viewpoint is from Mr Parker. References to himself in 3rd person ‘Mr Parker’ reinforce his madness. The declarative sentence ‘I was going to let them out eventually’ has an apologetic tone, combined with the narrative stances hint that ‘Mr Parker’ is re-telling the story as a statement.
The paragraph sizes indicate the depth of detail, enabling the audience to immerse themselves deeper into the gothic descriptions. The majority of the story is in a high archaic register ‘unfortunately Mr Parker was not aware of his problems’. However register does drop in places ‘the promise of food and
It has two possible outcomes either his family or literal blood. This idea of uncertainty shows the gothic theme of mystery. More evidence of this mysterious tone is seen with a lexical set of darkness ‘shadows…dimmed…darkness’. Not having a clear vision builds up the atmosphere.
Personification gives a gothic tone ‘branches...peering’. The feeling of being watched adds a supernatural theme to the novel opening. The descriptive adjective ‘devilish’ suggest evilness of Mr Parker. It has connotations
Repetition of the adjective ‘every’ ‘every possibility explained, every outcome dealt with.’ emphasises Mr Parker’s ‘Years of work’. This highlights Mr Parker’s dedication and conviction showing the seriousness of his