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Which type of Southern gothic character is represented in O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?
religious fundamentalist
isolated lower class
inexplicably violent person
racially intolerant person
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isolated lower class
Mr. Shiftlet is a drifter/outsider — a lower‑class, socially and morally isolated character common in Southern Gothic fiction (physically and spiritually damaged, alienated from community).
Mr. Shiftlet is a drifter/outsider — a lower‑class, socially and morally isolated character common in Southern Gothic fiction (physically and spiritually damaged, alienated from community).
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