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Hypocrisy In Southern Gothic Literature

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As I noticed reading the book and watching the two movies commenting on social issues, was a big big thing. Obviously it had to pertain to the Southern society. But the themes of betrayal, hypocrisy, honour and integrity among others are central to Southern Gothic literature. Southern Gothic writers built their stories around questions such as What are Southern values? What makes Southern culture and social identity unique? What sort of hypocrisy underlies these values? As known the South was a society that condoned slavery for hundreds of years. Southern gothic writers explore the question of moral integrity, in particular, by exploring social issues in their stories which can range from family, to poverty, to race.
The major social issue
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