The ugly words settled in Mr. Shiftlets head like a group of buzzards in the top of a tree. How does the simile in the sentence develop the southern gothic character of Mr. Shiftlet

Buzzards are widely known for their apperance being creepy or scary, When buzzards flock together they can be seen as one giant dark  circle comparing Mr.Shiftlets thoughts or head to a group of buzzards could be taken as one dark cloud in his head or multiple eery thoughts being grouped together.

Explanation:

Im not sure if this is the answer you are looking for but this is how I would answer hope it helps!

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

i hope this !