Answer: I believe the word that you’re looking for is “Diction.” If it is incorrect, I apologize. The definition of “diction” is: “an author's choice of words. Since words have specific meanings, and since one's choice of words can affect feelings, a writer's choice of words can have great impact in a literary work.”
If I understand the question correctly... the use of a first person's narration in a Gothic-esque story can be used to delve into the characters mind, not only giving the reader a more understandable connection to the character, but it is able to bring taboo and otherwise unsaid dark thoughts into play of the scene
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I would say that remedy/recompense is the correct answer. Recompense means to compensate or make amends.