Highlight words and phrases that connect the
characters to the Southern gothic genre.
Although the old woman lived in this desolate
spot with only her daughter and she had
never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell,
even from a distance, that he was a tramp and
no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was
folded up to show there was only half an arm
in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly.
- "The Life You Save May Be Your Own,"
Flannery O'Connor