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.
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