John B. told Brian “If you keep your mouth shut, you’ll be surprised what you can learn.” Brian ends up learning about the southern ways of life and tells it through a contemporary piece of southern gothic literature. Stown revives southern gothic literature in a more modern piece. Most of elements fit into the literal definitions of southern gothic literature but with a more modern twist. Stown is a contemporary piece of southern gothic literature because it has a southern setting, decay, and violence.
A main characteristic of southern gothic literature is its southern settings. Southern gothic literature defines a southern setting being in a small dusty town with big, old houses and southern landscape. However, not all those elements are …show more content…
It is typically related to slavery or racism but that is not the case in Stown. In this piece it has more of the second definition dealing with violence always being an option and how it is always present. An example of violence in Stown is the fight between Kabrahm and the Dylan guy. Whilst fighting, Dylan slashes Kabrahm’s friend’s throat. Brian states “A fight broke out, and then suddenly this dude Dylan--not Dylan Nichols, as John had told me--he was not involved--but another Dylan with a different last names, came up from behind with a knife and cut Kabrahm’s buddy, Tim, in the neck.” Kabrahm makes it seem like fights like this happen all the time and that violence was expected. It was normal for them to not only to talk about but sometimes to take part in. People in the south are always ready for some kind of violent act to take part in. Another example of southern violence is Tyler’s aspect on justice. Tyler said “And I was going to cut a finger or two off. I mean, I was going to snip fingers until he had my guns delivered back here.” Tyler does not see anything wrong with what he had said and found it completely acceptable. It shows listeners how violence can be the answer in lots of situations and not only for Tyler. Many of the south believe that violence can
A main characteristic of southern gothic literature is its southern settings. Southern gothic literature defines a southern setting being in a small dusty town with big, old houses and southern landscape. However, not all those elements are …show more content…
It is typically related to slavery or racism but that is not the case in Stown. In this piece it has more of the second definition dealing with violence always being an option and how it is always present. An example of violence in Stown is the fight between Kabrahm and the Dylan guy. Whilst fighting, Dylan slashes Kabrahm’s friend’s throat. Brian states “A fight broke out, and then suddenly this dude Dylan--not Dylan Nichols, as John had told me--he was not involved--but another Dylan with a different last names, came up from behind with a knife and cut Kabrahm’s buddy, Tim, in the neck.” Kabrahm makes it seem like fights like this happen all the time and that violence was expected. It was normal for them to not only to talk about but sometimes to take part in. People in the south are always ready for some kind of violent act to take part in. Another example of southern violence is Tyler’s aspect on justice. Tyler said “And I was going to cut a finger or two off. I mean, I was going to snip fingers until he had my guns delivered back here.” Tyler does not see anything wrong with what he had said and found it completely acceptable. It shows listeners how violence can be the answer in lots of situations and not only for Tyler. Many of the south believe that violence can