AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
A double or counterpart of a person, often used in Gothic fiction to expose a hidden or threatening aspect of identity.
Revise: ContextThe double, or doppelgänger, makes the familiar self frightening. The compact prose novella moves quickly between disturbing incidents, while delayed explanations sustain suspense. Its final documents expose what the earlier investigation could not reveal; the chapter-by-chapter pattern is explored in the plot overview.