Answer:
The expression of human feelings and mental qualities is a common trend between modern American culture and the mid-19th century American Gothic movement.
Explanation:
Modern American culture as well as the mid-19th century American Gothic movement was strongly influenced by the social context of its time.
Pessimism, sentimentality and negative mental qualities presenting psychological problems and disorders were a very influential trend in works generated through the Gothic movement that was established in the American territory during the 19th century. However, due to the daily life and the way of life that modern culture in America, the representations of mental qualities, sentimentality and pessimism in emotional, political and social issues has been very influential in the artistic production of this century, thus showing a strong similarity between these two periods.
