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Do kids still read this in school? The_Muted_Grimaud Send a noteboard - 24/05/2011 07:59:59 PM
It was one of my favourites too! But as it contains the word nigger ... I'm wondering if people have tried to ban it ... ? :( That'd be a shame. It was in my anthology for high school English, one of the better pieces in it, as I remember.
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William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" - 21/05/2011 03:46:22 AM 1406 Views
I don't think I have enough self-loathing to appreciate Faulkner. - 21/05/2011 10:07:02 AM 999 Views
I might wonder if you have enough cultural awareness to understand, much less appreciate, Faulkner - 21/05/2011 04:50:12 PM 927 Views
I just don't see hope and aspiration in the Faulkner I've read. - 21/05/2011 06:54:03 PM 1203 Views
Read Intruder in the Dust, "That Evening Sun," or "Red Leaves" then - 21/05/2011 07:39:22 PM 828 Views
Fair enough, I'll check them out then. - 22/05/2011 07:19:38 PM 985 Views
I think I will check them out too. - 22/05/2011 09:46:06 PM 986 Views
Do kids still read this in school? - 24/05/2011 07:59:59 PM 879 Views
I believe so - 25/05/2011 02:06:26 AM 1030 Views
Oh ... I should read closer. - 26/05/2011 03:46:40 AM 762 Views

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