Background
Characters
Setting
Literary Examples
100
What types of problems are centered around Southern Gothic Literature?
What is social problems
100
Fill in the blank: Main characters of Southen Gothic Literature often posses ______.
What is disabilities
100
What is Southern Gothic a representation of?
What is the American South
100
What Southern Gothic piece listed involved a woman losing her leg to a "Bible Salesmen"?
What is Good Country People
200
Fill in the blank: Southern Gothic Literature usual explores _____ and unusual events.
What is ironic
200
Who (type of character) is often introduced during a SG literature piece?
What is an outsider
200
True or False: SG Literature usually takes place in large, urban cities.
What is false
200
Why in A Streetcar Named Desire did Blanche's husband kill himself?
What is he felt overwhelmed by Blanche's rejection and disapproval of his homosexuality
300
What area of the U.S. is Southern Gothic Literature centerd around?
What is the South
300
Certain characters of SG literature often contain what characteristics?
What is shadiness and/or questionability
300
Are the settings of SG usually old and worn down or new and extravagant?
What is What is old and worn down
300
Who is the author of Good Old Country People?
What is Flannery O'Connor
400
Where did Southern Gothic Literature originate?
What is 18th century England
400
Where are characters sent at the end of some Southern Gothics?
What is to jail/imprisoned
400
What is the significance of old settings and the characters with disabilities?
What is to make unpleasant social issues relevant without plainly stating them.
400
What is the main theme of A Rose For Emily?
What is isolation
500
Where besides Literature can examples of Southern Gothic be found?
What is music and film
500
What are common conflicts in SG literature?
What is racism, poverty, and religion
500
What is an example of something you may find in a SG piece that represents the South?
What is front porches, rocking chairs, etc.
500
In The Life You Save May Be Your Own, where did Tom Shiftlet take Lucynell when they were supposedly going on their honeymoon and what did he do with her once they got there?
What is to The Hot Spot diner and he leaves her there once she falls asleep
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