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This is a 15 page paper that provides an overview of Faulkner's "The Unvanquished". Discussion questions are answered that explore the themes of the novel. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Fortinbride is brought in to deliver the eulogy in the place of a minister brought in from Memphis (Faulkner 1991, p. 155). This emphasizes the extent to which Granny, through
the charitable motives of her mule racket, was important to the maintenance and sustainability of the community. The red soil then, invokes the same qualities that are intended by the
use of the same color in the Confederate battle standard of the Old South: a willingness to sacrifice ones self in the defense of ones values. The symbolic use of
red, in conjunction with the community turnout, casts Grannys murder in a heroic light, emphasizing that it was in the middle of trying to perform a service to the community
that she was killed by Grumby (Faulkner 1991, p. 154). 2.) Grannys death marks a turning point in the text for Bayards personal development as it is
his first introduction to the physical realities of violence. Previously in the narrative, there are details which suggest he and Ringo share an idealistic view of war as something distant,
or the subject of a game (Faulkner 1991, p. 3-6). For instance, the two boys argue over who gets to assume the role of Confederate General Pemberton in their games,
dividing the role between them "or [Ringo] wouldnt play anymore" (Faulkner 1991, p. 7). The boys are kept so distant from the realities of war that they are unaware theyre
arguing to assume the role of a General who has just surrendered; all they know is his idealistic reputation. Later, after the boys shoot at a Yankee officer, an act
that could have resulted in death, their punishment is merely to "go to the kitchen and... get the new soap" with which to wash our their mouths; a childish response
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