Imagery
The presence of this building adds to the landscape of the gothic south.
What is the old barn where Hulga is left stranded?
The connection between Manley Pointer and Hulga which leads to chinks in Hulga's philosophical armor.
What is heart issues?
The place where Hulga loses her leg while she's accompanied by Manley Pointer.
What is the old barn loft?
The name change that Joy made.
What is Joy changed her name to Hulga (repeatedly noted to be ugly) to represent joy diminishing from her life?
One example of peacock imagery in the short story. (to do with a place)
What is the grass which looks like "two green swelling lakes?"
Mrs. Hopewell's flawed/broken perception of society
What is Mrs. Hopewell considers "poor" and "uncultured" people "trash" and in a lighter perspective she perceives lively/wholesome/moderately substantial people to be "good country people"?
The way Mrs. Hopewell describes the good country people.
What is the "salt of the earth"?
This name represents the sexual give away (per say) of a man who is ironically imitating a pure religious figure. This name exposes his true desires.
What is Manley Pointer?
What is Hulga's hunting accitdent?
The way which Manley Pointer goes about his business in order to have success in the end.
What is slowly but surely getting into Hulga's head while simultaneously making her believe that she is in control of the situation the entire time?
The significance of the outcast (as described in the exposition of the story).
Hulga, who represents the new south as an educated woman who cares little about the beauty of life, is surrounded by those who think the opposite.
Mrs. Hopewell
Hope and well have two positive connotations. Regarding Mrs. Hopewell, it's a little ironic considering her flawed character. For example, the way she treats her daughter and views Mrs. Freeman
Another example of peacock imagery in the short story. (to do with a person)
What is Hulga is "as sensitive about her artificial leg as a peacock is about his tail"?
Hulga's character, which insists there is nothing behind or beyond the surface world, waivers at moment.
What is the moment where Manley Pointer reveals he is not who he claims to be?
The moment of grace that is experienced by Hulga.
What is the moment when Hulga realized Manley Pointer, who she related with intimately, stole her artificial wooden leg?
Mrs. Freeman
What is Mrs. Freeman wasn't really a free woman because of her work for Mrs. Hopewell (despite having a less naive understanding of the world around her)?
The biblical allusion when Manley Pointer's reflection appeared on the body of water "green swelling lake" as he fled the barn.
What is Jesus walking on water?
How Hulga's artificial leg represents decay.
What is her leg represents her broken identity - her self-image has decayed in response to the loss of her leg?
The moment of violence
What is Manley Pointer steals Hulga's glasses and leg, leaving her helplessly behind in the barn?
What is they were nicknamed "Glycerin" and "Caramel" by Hulga, and Mrs. Hopewell thought of them as sweet young women?