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Southern Gothic/Grotesque Anna Luisa Griffith

Southern Gothic was a movement in literature that brought the atmosphere of Gothic to American South. Southern Gothic is a genre that used to deal with the writer's past and show the moral blindness of people through Gothic expressions. With Southern Gothic literature, it builds on the traditions of the Gothic genre, such as dealing with supernatural elements, mental disease, and the grotesque. Rater than dealing with the supernatural, Southern Gothic deals mostly with disturbed personalities. According to the reliable source Niki Foster from WiseGEEK, "  Southern Gothic  literature often deals with the plight of those who are ostracized or oppressed by traditional  Southern  culture - blacks, women, and gays, for example" (Foster). Southern Gothic literature uses stock characters of melodrama, such as blacks or women, in order to make a point about Southern customs. This movement in literature is best known for its damaged an delusional characters. Many of the plights presented in Southern Gothic have to do with mental unstability and madness that is represented through its disturbed characters.

Work Cited: Foster, Niki. "What is the Southern Gothic Movement in Literature?" //WiseGEEK//. 6 Aug 2009. Web. 30 Nov 2009.