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A 3 page paper which analyzes William
Faulkner’s story “Dry September.” No additional sources cited.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
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are constantly examined and analyzed. While people are simple, and perhaps the stories or plots are relatively common, Faulkner uses all elements possible to create a subtle theme through his
stories. Such is the case with "Dry September." Plot The plot is relatively simple, though controversial. It is also a plot that seems to divide the perspective so that
we see two sides to a story. For example, with the first section of the story we see two men hearing that Minnie was raped by Willie. They are discussing
what to do about the situation. This introduces us to the primary characters that are Willie and Minnie. The second section brings Minnie into play, examining who she is and
how she is really a very lonely and lost older woman. With the third section we see the lynching of Willie who we find out is not guilty of rape
after all. In this lynching we do not see the opinions or thoughts of Willie and are thus left to decipher these for ourselves. The fourth section takes us back
to Minnie and we see her as a victim, not of the rape, but of society and loneliness. This is further emphasized in the final section which illustrates a man
beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled by white men. Characterization As mentioned we get
a relatively good look at who Minnie is while we are not really given any information about who Willie is. This would lead us to understand that the story, though
tragic on the part of Willie, is really about the helpless position of people like Minnie. This, of course, also helps us to see the helpless nature of Willie even
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