LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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explores religious issues and reveals the political character of the American South
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explores political issues and reveals the traditional character of the American South
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explores social issues and reveals the cultural character of the American South
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explores economic issues and reveals the state of the economy of the American South
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Detailed explanation-1: -Southern Gothic is a mode or genre prevalent in literature from the early 19th century to this day. 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-2: -Southern Gothic particularly focuses on the South’s history of slavery, racism, fear of the outside world, violence, a “fixation with the grotesque, and a tension between realistic and supernatural elements".
Detailed explanation-3: -In Southern Gothic stories you have characters like the simple, agoraphobic Boo Radley and African American Jim who is accused of a horrible crime.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.