LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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They are freaks themselves.
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They have strong religious values.
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American Gothic writing originated in the South.
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American Gothic writing is primarily set in the 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: -A Good Man Is Hard to Find uses a dark and suspenseful atmosphere to drive the plot. There is always a looming sense of danger, which is the main trait of the Southern Gothic style. The scenery – forests, ditches, and empty dirt roads – is another example of the genre.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.