Southern Gothic literature is a genre of Southern writing. The stories often focus on grotesque themes. While it may sometimes include supernatural themes/elements, it mainly focuses on damaged, even delusional characters. Southern Gothic explores the cultural setting and current social issues (which is very present in To Kill a Mockingbird). Even though Southern Gothic is somewhat of a sub-topic to Gothic literature it doesn’t dwell on suspense and the supernatural and there’s rather a dark humour to the stories. It follows the idea of exposing the problems of society but does so by developing complex and unique characters. Many authors explore the behaviours of people and the social order of the South. They wish to show the fragile state,