Opinions on Faulkner?
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- zjacks
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Opinions on Faulkner?
I do, however, have some qualms with his use of racially-insensitive language, and the way he deals with race and slavery in his works.
What do you think?
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I truly don't remember the way he deals with racial topics in his books. It has been awhile. I would suspect that it is imperfect and even troubling at times, if only due to the era and his own background.
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The book was actually compulsory reading for an undergrad literature course, and I didn't regret it. The course taught me a lot about Faulkner and how his works influenced modern American literature.
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