Vardaman

“Now there are seven of them, in little tall black circles.”…”Now there are nine of them in little tall black circles,”… “Now there are ten of them, tall in little tall black circles.”

Explanation: The “them” referred to in the passage refers to the buzzards, which are now following the wagon. Buzzards are a symbol of death and Faulkner uses ominous diction such as “dark” to create a foreboding tone. The repetition of the phrase throughout this passage shows how as the travel continues the family cannot escape this constant reminder of misery and death. The amount of Buzzards increasing is foreshadowing that the greatest misery is yet to come and symbolizes the increase throughout the passage of the families suffering.


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I chose sandstorm to represent this passage because like the buzzards the music is repetitive yet building. The buzzards continue to fly over the wagon yet they increase in size. While Sandstorm has many repetitive patterns of beats but becomes more complex and grows louder as the song progress’s