Southern Gothic genre does not have a light or positive mood, nor are there themes about the goodness in humanity  The stories are sometimes written in first person but not a predominant mode.  The answer is the Southern Gothic tradition is about characters who are deeply flawed.  They are usually
metntally, or morally 'off'. Â Even the so called 'innocents' dealt with in this type of writing, usually has some type of deeply imbeded flaw. Â
