Construction
A Structure Faulkner has created an unusual structure in The Sound and the Fury. The story takes place over a period of four days, each […]
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Characters
A Dalton Ames One of Caddy’s lovers who may have made her pregnant. In his monologue, Caddy’s brother Quentin remembers his failed confrontation with Dalton […]
Historical Perspective
A The Impact of the Civil War on the South The loss of the Civil War in the nineteenth century had a profound impact on […]
Questions
Research mental retardation and discuss the accuracy of Faulkner’s portrayal of Benjy. Compare public attitudes toward mental impairment and illness today to the attitudes shown […]
Compare and Contrast
1929: Black and white relations in the South were stratified along racial lines. Education was officially segregated, with facilities for black and white children “separate […]
Introduction
Toni Morrison’s third novel, Song of Solomon, established her as a major American writer. The story of a black man’s search for his identity through […]
Toni Morrison
Like her character Milkman Dead, Toni Morrison came of age in a family that had only recently left the South and moved to the Midwest. […]
Plot Summary
A Part I Song of Solomon begins with the flight of Robert Smith, an insurance agent, from the roof of Mercy Hospital. Smith appears on […]
Characters
A Guitar Bains Guitar is Milkman’s best friend. As a child, his father was killed in a terrible industrial accident, and his mother abandoned the […]