LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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is extremely wealthy and loses it all!
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Makes a regrettable decision but learns a hard lesson
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is separated from society/the family
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is betrayed by a loved one
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Detailed explanation-1: -Another key element of Gothic fiction is to display the protagonist, mostly a male character, as an anti-hero. He is the main focus of the story, yet at same time we see the monstrous elements of his personality. He is an isolated and outcast person.
Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of Southern Gothic include the presence of irrational, horrific, and transgressive thoughts, desires, and impulses; grotesque characters; dark humor, and an overall angst-ridden sense of alienation.
Detailed explanation-3: -That’s why Gothic literature of the South is replete with elements of that grotesqueness. The writers of this genre highlighted the South’s history of slavery, racism, violence, and the fear of the outside world. Their main purpose was to expose the prevailing social issues and explore the question of moral integrity.
Detailed explanation-4: -isolation and marginalization. violence and crime. sense of place. freakishness and the grotesque. destitution and decay. oppression and discrimination.