William Faulkner's speech

Alyssa Nunez- 1*
Faulkner "helps man endure by lifting his heart" in "The Evening Sun" because he writes about a family who has to live and deal with a person who has problems. The Compson family have a someone who does the laundry for them named Nancy. She has an addiction to cocaine and spends time in jail. She also appears pregant by a white man who is not her husband. She feels useless after a while saying " I ain't nothing but a nigger" and "I hellborn child.". This shows how much trouble Nancy felt becuase of her race and place in society. The Compson family tries their hardest to take care of her and protect her, but she gives up.
Faulkner's main themes in "Evening Sun" include racism, pity, and mental problems. Racism happens becuase a white Baptist priest can assult a black woman without getting arrested. This occured frequently at the time the story was written. The story contains pity becuase the Compsons take care of and look after Nancy. Since Nancy has mental problems the family makes sure she arrives home alright and has a place to stay. " We fixed a pallet in the kitchen for Nancy" , this quote shows how the family wanted her to stay somewhere where she would not be alone or feel agony.

a clean well lighted place

Alyssa Nunez
The videos show the story's ideas and themes well. The setting appears as it was described in the story. The cafe looks clean, has enough light and the old man sits alone. Th old man does not act drunk, he acts polite and does not cause any trouble. He does not hear what mean thing the younger waiter said to him , but he still says 'thank you'. The younger waiter wants the customer to leave becuase the waiter feels he has a life to live. As soon as the younger waiter tells the customer can not have anymore drinks, the old man leaves. When he leaves he no longer appears in light but in the darkness of night. The elements that change in the movie are the language and dialouge and some of the mood/emotion scenes. There could have been more emotion when the waiters talk about confidence. I think it helped to read and learn about Hemmingway before watching this. If i did not read the story I would probably interepret the movie only as against old people and his/her lives. One thing I notice in the movie is the way the young waiter treats the old man with disrespect and honors himself. If I made the movie I would have had the speaks talk clearer and with more emotion.