Quan-Manh Ha, Ryan Hitchcock
From “Big Red” Hydrick to Goat Dykeman
Číslo: 1/2018
Periodikum: Prague Journal of English Studies
Klíčová slova: American South; Southern racism; Civil Rights Movement; Medgar Evers; Byron De La Beckwith; “Big Red” Hydrick; Goat Dykeman
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Anotace:
Known for her lyrical evocations of the American South, Eudora Welty’s short story
“Where is the Voice Coming From?” is unique in her oeuvre for both its intense topicality
and its direct treatment of the Southern racism that is o en only obliquely acknowledged
in her fi ction. is article examines how Welty maintains her characteristically deep
sympathy for her characters, and her profound attention to detail, while narrating
the event of a horrifi c and racist murder. Furthermore, by providing biographical
details of the real life “Goat Dykeman”, G.W. Hydrick, informed readers see how even
in a brief story about contemporary events, Welty is continually aware of regional
history and assumptions, and she uses details, sometimes very subtly, to attach layers
of meaning to her stories.
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“Where is the Voice Coming From?” is unique in her oeuvre for both its intense topicality
and its direct treatment of the Southern racism that is o en only obliquely acknowledged
in her fi ction. is article examines how Welty maintains her characteristically deep
sympathy for her characters, and her profound attention to detail, while narrating
the event of a horrifi c and racist murder. Furthermore, by providing biographical
details of the real life “Goat Dykeman”, G.W. Hydrick, informed readers see how even
in a brief story about contemporary events, Welty is continually aware of regional
history and assumptions, and she uses details, sometimes very subtly, to attach layers
of meaning to her stories.