Faulkner: Antiquated Nature Of Southern Culture

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Dale Hancock AP English Shanahan Faulkner seems to be touching on the antiquated nature of Southern culture by showing how Quentin, the embodiment of the old fashioned values, is unable to escape time’s passing. Quentin smashes his watch against the table trying to silence it because he is overly aware of its ticking. The watch however, doesn’t stop ticking. Quentin trying to escape this passage of time then could be taken to mean that these southern morals and culture are unable to keep up with the changing times and are beginning to fall away and die off in the same way that quentin does. The idea of time passing and the changes that come with its passing are central to the messages that Faulkner is trying to convey. It is fair to
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