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Eudora WeltyA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Analyze Leota’s relationship with Mrs. Pike. Are they loyal friends? What does the trajectory of the relationship throughout the story tell us about the two women?
What role does Billy Boy play in the narrative?
In what ways do Welty’s characters subvert traditional gender roles of the 1930s American South? In what ways do they uphold those roles?
By Eudora Welty