ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

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Southern Gothic Literature includes
A
monster-like characters
B
oppressed characters
C
decay
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -This genre is dark, eerie, and mysterious, often containing elements of terror, horror, and the macabre and the bizarre. Common themes and motifs of the Gothic include power, confinement, and isolation.

Detailed explanation-3: -isolation and marginalization. violence and crime. sense of place. freakishness and the grotesque. destitution and decay. oppression and discrimination.

Detailed explanation-4: -Setting in a castle. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). Omens, portents, visions. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. High, even overwrought emotion. Women in distress. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Child of God by Cormac McCarthy. Beloved by Toni Morrison. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. Swamplandia! Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery. Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff. More items •03-Sept-2021

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