Explain the relationship between the story's environmentalist and racial themes. To what extent are they meant to shed light on one another? How so?
How would you characterize Faulkner's prose? What about the speech patterns of his characters? Why do you think Faulkner employs this contrast? What do these patterns have to say about the story's broader themes?
At the end of the story, McCaslin says "It was a doe." Why does the story end with this comment? What does it mean? How does it relate to the story's themes?
Do you think Boyd and the woman loved one another? Why or why not? Does this question matter?
While individuals' racist attitudes are abhorrent, many would insist that racism is much more insidious, dangerous, and difficult to recognize as an institutional phenomenon; in other words, rather than just being an attitude held by an individual, racism is built into the ways we relate to one another through systems and structures, from farming an agriculture to banking to city-planning to commerce… the list could go on and on. What do you think Faulkner would say about this thesis? Use evidence from the story to put together your case. What do YOU think about this thesis?
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