Eudora Welty is an author concerned with relationships between human beings. Throughout A Curtain of Green and Other Stories, The Wide Net and Other Stories, and The Golden Apples, Welty's characters search for ways in which to establish and sustain viable bonds. Particularly problematic are the relationships between opposite sexes. I argue that Welty uses communication as a tool for sustaining a relationship in her early work. I further argue that when her stories provide mostly negative outcomes, Welty moves on to a illuminate the possibility and subsequent failure of relationships via innocence in the natural world. Finally, Welty explores, through her characters, the attempt at marginalization and the quest for relationships outside the culture of the South.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3652 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Lancaster, Daniel |
| Contributors | Foertsch, Jacqueline, Kesterson, David, Hawkins, Stephanie |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Lancaster, Daniel, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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