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    characteristics of the culture in the era of Southern Gothic Literature. This era manifested authors like Harper Lee, Flannery O’Conner, William Faulkner, and Edgar Allen Poe who were all “illuminating” their readers while heir focus was around the history of southern slavery. The artistic direction simultaneously permits scholars to appreciate when identifying with this music video signs and symbols while realizing the reasonable grounds behind Southern Gothic Literature. Burke’s identification shows up in

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    Southern gothic literature is responsible for some of the most iconic pieces of literature in the world today. Originating around the 1840s, southern gothic literature took the world by storm, creating the birthplace for many influential novels. While southern gothic literature has fizzled out of popularity, it still remains a favorite among people today. In recent years, Stown has rekindled the old flame of classic southern gothic literature in a contemporary piece of literature in modern day. With

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    Alabama, and John B, into a classic piece of southern gothic literature. Stown is a classic depiction of literature in this genre. It fits in the definitions of classic southern gothic literature, but as the story unfolds readers and listeners come to realize that it is slightly outside of the box. Stown is a classic southern gothic literature piece, because of its irony, violence, and decay. One of the main characteristics of southern gothic literature is violence.. The violence in Stown involves

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    Southern Gothic Literature and Deranged Characters “Southern Gothic Literature is a genre that focuses on grotesque themes that involve troubled and deranged main characters, while sometimes including elements found from the supernatural” (study.com P1). The following short stories had authors that played a tremendous role in the southern gothic literature genre, and inspired many authors to follow their style. From necrophilia to serial killers, southern gothic literature is a genre that is to be

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    Analysis of Southern Gothic Literature Southern Gothic literature, which is a sub-genre of the Gothic writing style, is unique to the American South. Southern Gothic literature has many of the same aspects as Gothic literature; it focuses on topics such as death, madness, and the super natural as well has having many mystical, bizarre, violent, and grotesque aspects. These tools are used "to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the American South (Wikipedia)." The authors

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    The Features of Southern Literature that have the most effect on the life decisions characters in To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, take part in, can be debatable. Certain Features of Southern Literature greatly affects characters in Harper Lee’s inspiring piece. She expresses traumatic actions in the characters throughout her novel because of these certain features. These three features are the most relevant features in the act of shaping heroes in To Kill A Mockingbird because of the impact

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    contemporary piece of Southern Gothic Literature because of the use of social issues, outsiders, and violence. Southern Gothic literature has been around since the early nineteenth century. This type of writing deals with the moral issues and conflicts surrounding the South. More contemporary versions of Southern Gothic Literature can be found today and differ greatly from classic pieces due to the elements inserted throughout the plot. Southern Gothic pieces of literature such as S-Town teach many

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    Well southern gothic literature is no exception, this type of literature is now known as contemporary southern gothic literature. You should listen to the paper because it talks about the gradual development of classic southern gothic literature to a more contemporary piece. Even Though many of the characteristics of classic southern gothic literature still mean the same thing, the audience catches the a few slight differences. S-town is a contemporary piece of southern gothic literature, because

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    Gloomy, violent, ironic and historical would be the most adequate words that come to mind when it comes to describing Southern Gothic literature. Classic Southern Gothic literature is full of chilling and disturbing surprises that leave people puzzled and anxious for more. However, contemporary forms of Southern Gothic literature are just as disturbingly thrilling. Newer Southern Gothics help explain and give insight on a newer world and the issues it beholds. Understanding the effects of the world

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    Southern Gothic literature is a form of writing that became far less popular in the late 20th century. S-Town is a podcast that brought back this endangered genre, and is a real life version of it. As the story plays out in front of the listeners, people notice that the way the elements of Southern Gothic literature are used is different than the classic style people recognize. The Southern Gothic genre had become less popular in the 20th century, but this endangered genre makes a comeback with S-Town

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