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Set 5: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 The Gothic genre is defined by its setting (ruined castles, dark forests) and its mood (terror, decay). It explores the return of the repressed, where the past haunts the present. Text 2 Southern Gothic transports these tropes to the American South. The 'castle' becomes a decaying plantation, and the 'ghost' is often the legacy of slavery or social transgression. The horror is located not in the supernatural, but in the grotesque reality of the social order.

How does Text 2 adapt the genre conventions defined in Text 1?

A. It translates the physical ruins of Europe into the social and historical decay of the American South.✓ Correct
B. It removes all horror.
C. It is set in a forest.
D. It is a comedy.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Castles/Past haunts present. Text 2: Plantation/Legacy of slavery. Adaptation: European ruins -> American social decay.

Key Evidence:

• "transports these tropes"

• "decaying plantation"

• "horror is ... in the grotesque reality"

Why others are wrong: B (Horror remains.), C (Plantation.), D (Horror.).

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