Abstract:
For Southern man, life since the Civil War has been one of submission to the overwhelming forces of social and economic change. So prevalent in his heritage is a constant suppression of emotion that even a justifiable explanation to a child is something of which the Southerner is incapable. Because of this recurring attitude, this guilt-ridden compliance by Southern man to the devastating forces of industry, the Southern voice has been little heard or acknowledged in America. Being young and Southern, I will try in the ensuing pages to examine, explain, and provide reasons for the South's submissive nature. Through the works of the South's most eminent author, William Faulkner, I will emphasize one aspect of the Southern experiences the inability to adjust successfully to the changing face of the South because of a misconception of the role heritage plays upon Southern man.
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