The Woman in Black is a gothic novel written by Susan Hill. The characters in the novel mature and grow throughout the story mentally and emotionally. By reading the characters, the audience becomes aware of the issues in the text. The problems of the text are supported by the growth of the protagonist Arthur Kipps and the antagonist Jennet Humfyre. Two themes of the text include: The struggle against good and evil and revenge. Arthur Kipps is the main character. He is the one going through the most changes emotionally and mentally. When audiences first learn about Arthur Kipps, they meet a skeptical and naive young man who believes that ghosts don't exist and that we will always receive a rational explanation. When Arthur Kipps first hears about Mrs. Drablow and Eel Marsh House, he thinks it's going to be very easy, unaware of the secrets hidden within the proud old house. Arthur's emotions are running high, which is supported by this quote: "My emotions had now become so volatile and so extreme, my nervous responses so close to the surface, so quick and vivid, that I was living in another dimension, My heart. seemed to beat faster, my step was quicker, everything I saw was brighter, its contours sharper, more precisely defined. » One of the powerful emotional shifts occurred in Chapter 5 – Across the Causeway. “. . . and the horror in his expression began to fill me with fear. Arthur is extremely scared because anyone would see a gaunt face looking at you with eyes full of hatred and malice. Another powerful outburst of emotion that Arthur showed was when he entered the nursery. “But for the moment at least there was nothing here that could frighten or harm me, there was only emptiness, an open door, a well-made bed and a curious look of sadness, of something lost, of something missing, so that I myself felt desolation. , a sorrow in my own heart. Arthur felt a deep sense of emptiness upon entering the locked room and seeing that every single thing in its place hadn't been used in years. He felt feelings he couldn't even explain. Arthur changes mentally when he goes to Eel Marsh House. After Arthur first visited the house, he became haunted after hearing a child screaming. When he entered the inn, his face was pale. He had nightmares that night, and since then Arthur has been unable to get a good night's sleep as the events at Eel Marsh House haunted him..