How Much Power Do Formal Institutions (church, etc.) Have In Our Society? Support With Specific Examples.

Governments and other things like that have a lot of say in our society. Without a Church and Law , we don't know where we would be today. These changed they way we are living now. People would be so violent and they would not know right from wrong.

Melville's Character, Captain Ahab, Is Determined To The Point Of Obsession. While Americans Tend To Admire Presistence, Can One Be Determined ?

One can be determined because Presistence means you're not going to do anything. Being determined means you know you can do something and you will achieve that goal.

What Do You Think Is The Most Important Quality Of Gothic Stories ? Is It The Ability To Shock Or Frighten Or The Ability To Create Suspense and Mystery ? Explain.

The most important quality of Gothic stories is to create suspense and mystery because you want to have the reader thinking about what's gonna happen next. Frightening the reader may not want them to continue reading because it may be to disgusting or too revealing. Mystery is good for the reader because they guess at what is about to happen. Suspense will have you questioning about what you're reading.

Do You Agree That There Is A Darkness Within Us All? Explain.

Yes, there is a darkness within us all because everybody has two sides. People may not show their weakness but it's gonna eventually show. There's a meaning to some people darkenesses because they  might have something they need to accomplish.

Why Can Dreamlike Settings Be Powerful In Literature And Film ?

Dreamlike settings can be powerful in literature and film because it creates an image for the reader or listener. When you are reading something you want to have an image of what you're reading about. For me, it's hard for me to understand something if it don't create an image.