Response to "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner. Self explanatory.
Title: Response to "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner. Self explanatory.
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Details: Words: 705 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Response to "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner. Self explanatory.
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 705 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Response to "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner
Katie B
The story "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner struck a chord deep inside me. I identify with Nancy, having once been addicted to cocaine myself, and I know how it makes a person feel. I understand Caddy and Jason's curiosity and selfishness, and the way Faulkner uses the children's questions and arguments to help the plot develop. I am partial to tales of the eerie
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there was tension between the adults, the children would amplify it, as in the scene on page 494 in which Father, Mother and Nancy discuss Jesus.
Though I had to reread it several times to extract all the aspects of "That Evening Sun," I enjoyed doing it and analyzing Faulkner's words. He seamlessly combines the horror of addiction, childlike curiosity and selfishness, the macabre and his personal prejudices. This is a story that anyone could enjoy.