That Evening Sun
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"That Evening Sun" is a short story by William Faulkner, noted for its exploration of racial tensions and fear in the American South through the perspective of a child narrator.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Nancy’s fear that her lover Jesus will kill her ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | widely anthologized American short story ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black domestic labor in a white household
ⓘ
segregated Southern society ⓘ |
| exploresPowerDynamic | white employers and Black servant ⓘ |
| fictionalCounty | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | American Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | child narrator perspective ⓘ |
| hasTitleAllusion | spiritual song Saint Louis Blues / “That Evening Sun” phrase ⓘ |
| includedInCollection |
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
NERFINISHED
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These 13 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
nonlinear recollection
ⓘ
stream of consciousness elements ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Caddy Compson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Quentin Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion | existential dread ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacter | Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | American Mercury magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Light in August
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sound and the Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Jefferson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | American literature courses ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood innocence
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fear ⓘ gender and vulnerability ⓘ racial tension ⓘ racism in the American South ⓘ social inequality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesFocalizationThrough | Quentin Compson as a child ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | early career of William Faulkner ⓘ |
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