Gothic literature usually has a hint of supernatural, gothic setting, hero, maybe even some lies and deception. You may see some of these things in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and Dry September by William Faulkner . In Dry September (1931), Faulkner shows a rumor about a negro and a white woman ( Miss minnie cooper), being attacked and raped . The story shows the effects the rumor had on the fictional town and characters . Once the barbers got a hold of the rumor they try to get to the bottom of the rumor . The barbers begin to jump to conclusions . A barber for a hero? Gothic stories seem to always have a character trying to be the hero of the town / story . In Dry September, the barbers are the ones who are jumping to conclusions
