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  • We will discuss William Faulkner and his short story.

    Prepare for the next session:

    Richard Wright and his short story "Big Boy Leaves Home"

    Richard Wright (African American writer): "Big Boy Leaves Home" (a short story from Uncle Tom´s Children, 1938): 

    find a full text of the story either in the library of the Institute of Translation Studies, or on the internet.

    Prepare answers to questions:

    - what is the effect of the overall point of view of the story?

    - what is the effect of the narrative of the story using the direct speeches of the characters? use examples of the narrative and language of the story.