What element of gothic literature is present in the following excerpt?
"as the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace, a low french eating house, a shop for the retail
of penny numbers and two-penny salads, many ragged children bundled in the doorways, and many women of many different nationalities passing out, key in hand,
to have a morning glass; and the next moment the fog settled down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and cut him off from his blackguardly surroundings."
a. mental madness
b. existence of heroes
c. overcoming adversity
d. mysterious, scary, or strange settings

i guess the cause and effect would show how being around the smoke(the cause) can have negative effects on the body.

explanation:

original oratory is a competitive event in the national speech and debate association, stoa usa, national catholic forensic league, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choosing, though the speech must be factual.racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being legalized and also it means facing injustice.

isn't this axel talking to his uncle?