Question

although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly.
—\the life you save may be your own,\
flannery o’connor
which southern gothic character does the old woman embody?

a character in an isolated setting
a character who is violent
a character who is uneducated

Explanation:

The text explicitly states the old woman lives in a "desolate spot" (an isolated location) with only her daughter, which matches the "character in an isolated setting" description. There is no mention of her being violent or uneducated in the provided excerpt.

Answer:

a character in an isolated setting