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A 6 page research paper that examines three stories by three great Southern writers: A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor; and Everyday Use by Alice Walker. The writer argues that the common characteristic between these three stories is that it is difficult to imagine these stories happening anywhere except the South. They all involve characterizations that are appropriate to the South, but would be out of context almost anywhere else. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of religious fanaticism, racial hatred, and abysmal ignorance. But it is also rich in a rural cultural heritage of resourcefulness and ingenuity that values family. The following analysis of
the Southern setting will look at three short stories by three great Southern writers: A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery
OConnor; and Everyday Use by Alice Walker. The common characteristic between these three stories is that it is difficult to imagine these stories happening anywhere except the South. They all
involve characterizations that seem appropriate to the South, but would be out of context almost anywhere else. For example, in Alice Walkers Everyday Use, the reader meets Mrs. Johnson
and her daughter Maggie, two black women who still live close to their roots in the rural South. Mrs. Johnson knows folk arts such as quilting, and has taught
Maggie these things, but her other daughter - her "glamorous" daughter, Dee, never showed an interest in learning about her heritage. The story line is quite simple. The narrator is
Dees mother, Mrs. Johnson, who is waiting with Maggie for Dee to arrive for a visit. While most children long for acceptance in their parents eyes, it is clear in
this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "sense of style." Also, from Mrs. Johnsons memories,
it is clear that Dee has always regarded herself as better than her family. When Dee arrives she is decked out in
bright African clothing-"A dress so loud it hurts my eyes...yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun" (Everyday Use). The outfit includes a copious amount of
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