To introduce the Southern Gothic tradition, we first discussed the European Gothic novels of Frankenstein and Dracula. Bobby spoke about his understanding of both stories, and I pointed out the Gothic elements-dark scenery, violence ,and the macabre. I then reviewed how certain Southern writers transported the gothic elements into early twentieth century literature. In that regard, we discussed racial tensions that exist today and how those tensions remain submerged or manifested in the southern gothic tradition. Bobby has been using his virtual notebook and keeping good notes on our discussions and on literary terms. Today, we added "setting" to our term list. I further provided character and context background for tonight's reading . Bobby did a good job speculating about the significance of certain symbols employed by the author. Last, I pointed out in the virtual notebook where I placed certain questions for tonight's reading. For homework, I assigned reading Welty's "A Worn Path" and addressing two questions .