It was one of my favourites too! But as it contains the word nigger ... I'm wondering if people have tried to ban it ... ? 
That'd be a shame. It was in my anthology for high school English, one of the better pieces in it, as I remember.
That'd be a shame. It was in my anthology for high school English, one of the better pieces in it, as I remember.I don't recall "nigger" appearing there, but rather Negro on a few occasions. Antiquated, sure, but not as racially inflammatory, so I doubt there have been as many protests.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily"
- 21/05/2011 03:46:22 AM
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I don't think I have enough self-loathing to appreciate Faulkner.
- 21/05/2011 10:07:02 AM
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I might wonder if you have enough cultural awareness to understand, much less appreciate, Faulkner
- 21/05/2011 04:50:12 PM
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I just don't see hope and aspiration in the Faulkner I've read.
- 21/05/2011 06:54:03 PM
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Read Intruder in the Dust, "That Evening Sun," or "Red Leaves" then
- 21/05/2011 07:39:22 PM
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Great overview of a great work. Thanks for sharing.
- 21/05/2011 10:30:24 AM
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I'm going to be reading a lot of Southern fiction this late spring/summer
- 21/05/2011 04:51:43 PM
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Nice. Southern fiction is my favorite genre, hands down. I'll keep an eye out for your posts. *NM*
- 21/05/2011 08:52:49 PM
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Do kids still read this in school?
- 24/05/2011 07:59:59 PM
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I believe so
- 25/05/2011 02:06:26 AM
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Justed posted a revised and expanded version of this review on Gogol's Overcoat
- 13/01/2012 07:19:07 AM
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