Question

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

Explanation:

Flannery O'Connor's The Life You Save May Be Your Own centers on Tom Shiftlet, a wandering, isolated working-class man, and the Crater family, who are also marginalized, rural lower-class figures cut off from mainstream society. This aligns with the isolated lower-class Southern Gothic archetype, which focuses on overlooked, disconnected rural characters. The other options do not fit: there is no prominent religious fundamentalist, inexplicable violence, or racial intolerance as a core character type in the story.

Answer:

isolated lower class