QUOTE: "So I baked yesterday, more careful than I ever baked in my life, and the cakes turned out right well...'But not like the cakes Addie used to bake.'
-pages 7-8
EXPLANATION: Cora's narration of the conflict presented is not completely comprised of melancholy imagery. It is, instead, contrasted by a happy image: cakes. By setting up a somewhat awkward comparision, Faulkner can show the sadness Cora (and the rest of the characters) are dealing with because of the "loss" of Addie. With this, and the choppy, confusing narration, the reader can understand Cora's current mental state.
IMAGE:
-pages 7-8
EXPLANATION: Cora's narration of the conflict presented is not completely comprised of melancholy imagery. It is, instead, contrasted by a happy image: cakes. By setting up a somewhat awkward comparision, Faulkner can show the sadness Cora (and the rest of the characters) are dealing with because of the "loss" of Addie. With this, and the choppy, confusing narration, the reader can understand Cora's current mental state.
IMAGE:
I chose this picture because I thought it represented the conflict in...The one thing the characters loved was fading away. Once the candles are extinguished, they will only be surrounded by darkness.
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