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(5 pp) Authors use the language of human
experience. Authors attempt to symbolize with words
what they hear, see, think and feel. The words
express emotions, the core of human language and
self-knowledge. We will also consider that each of
the three writers we are examining use versimilitude
the quality of appearing to be true) and are
mimetic (imitative or exhibiting mimicry). Stories
that are considered are Why I Live at the Post
Office by Eudora Welty, The Salt of the Earth by
George Gissing, and The String Quartet by Virginia
Wolf.
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quality of appearing to be true) and are mimetic (imitative or exhibiting mimicry). Stories that are considered are Why I Live at the Post Office by Eudora Welty, The
Salt of the Earth by George Gissing, and The String Quartet by Virginia Wolf. Bbshstor.doc
Versimilitude and Mimetics in the Short Story
Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., July 2000 Introduction Authors speak a common language. It is the language
of human experience. Authors attempt to symbolize with words what they hear, see, think and feel. The words authors use to express emotions are the core of human language and
self-knowledge. We will also consider that each of the three writers we are examining use versimilitude (the quality of appearing to be true) and are mimetic (imitative or exhibiting
mimicry). The common theme of self-definition through the words of the character or story is evident in all stories. Why I Live at the Post Office by Eudora Welty
By the time we reach mid story, and the speech of Stella-Rondo, we have suspended disbelief, as we might in good theater, and believe all the events as
presented (verisimiltude) Stella-Rondo says: "What on earth could Uncle Rondo mean by wearing part of my trousseau out in the broad open daylight without saying so much as Kiss
my foot, knowing I only got home this morning after my separation and hung my negligee up on the bathroom door, just as nervous as I could be?" Sister
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