Critical Articles
What was the oppression depicted in "That Evening Sun?"
Whites over blacks
What freedom had women recently acquired during this time?
Voting
What was the main event that took place during this time
The Great Depression
What military group did Faulkner join and how?
Royal Air Force in Canada, by pretending to be British
What was the main loss portrayed in both the poem and "The Evening Sun"
Loss of innocence (the gold)
Name who influences Emily (not Homer) mentioned in Derrick Mills' article
Her father
Who coined the term the Jazz Age for this time period?
F Scott Fitzgerald
What did modernalist artists focus on? What did traditionalists?
Modernalists> looked to Europe; abstract paintings
Traditionalists> American themes; realistic
Which 2 awards did Faulkner recieve for his works?
Pulitzer Price and Novel Prize in Literature
The poem shows spring turning into fall. What does "The Evening Sun" show an end of?
End of the day
-innocence, darkness approaching