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QUESTION 4 DOK 3
STANDARDS 10 points
What circumstances led to the American Gothic fiction
genre's popularity? Use at least two examples from the text
in your response. Use the R.A.C.E. method and write in third
person only. Check for grammar and spelling.
EXTRA HELP
These questions may help you to form a response: What
religious rules or traditions encouraged American Gothic
fiction? What scientific discoveries were happening about
the same time? What fears or unknowns helped writers
succeed in this genre?



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pookerpooker29

Answer:  Second

American Gothic fiction was encouraged by religious traditions like Puritanism, which emphasized sin and predestination, and was influenced by contemporaneous scientific discoveries that challenged established beliefs, such as Darwin's theory of evolution. The genre thrived on the fears and unknowns of the time, including the mysterious American frontier and the anxieties of a society in flux due to industrialization and urbanization

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