Question

Southern gothic authors wrote about the darker side of Southern society and the ways _____ caused it to crumble.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be the reconstruction era

The civil war happened before the reconstruction era, and since the southern gothic writers wrote after both, it is implied that they were inspired more by the reconstruction than by the civil war itself. They mostly wrote before the economic depression that occurred around 30 years after the peak of southern gothic writing.

Answer 2

The answer on Odyssey is B) the Civil War