'riot unrestrained' and the gothic novel

Critical of both riots and the abuse of power, Lewis’ novel can help us reflect on the revolutionary shocks of our own time. As Stephen King argues in Danse Macabre, “we make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. With the endless inventiveness of humankind, we grasp the very elements which are so divisive and destructive and try to turn them into tools—to dismantle themselves.” What might Lewis’ novel illuminate about our own divisions?

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