From “Big Red” Hydrick to Goat Dykeman: Eudora Welty’s Navigation between the Fictional and the Real in “Where Is the Voice Coming From?”

Q. Ha, R. Hitchcock
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Abstract Known for her lyrical evocations of the American South, Eudora Welty’s short story “Where is the Voice Coming From?” is unique in her oeuvre for both its intense topicality and its direct treatment of the Southern racism that is often only obliquely acknowledged in her fiction. This article examines how Welty maintains her characteristically deep sympathy for her characters, and her profound attention to detail, while narrating the event of a horrific and racist murder. Furthermore, by providing biographical details of the real life “Goat Dykeman”, G.W. Hydrick, informed readers see how even in a brief story about contemporary events, Welty is continually aware of regional history and assumptions, and she uses details, sometimes very subtly, to attach layers of meaning to her stories.
从“大红”海德里克到山羊戴克曼:尤多拉·韦尔蒂在《声音从哪里来?》中在虚构与现实之间的导航
尤多拉·韦尔蒂的短篇小说《声音从哪里来?》以对美国南方的抒情再现而闻名。在她的作品中是独一无二的,因为它强烈的话题性和对南方种族主义的直接处理,而南方种族主义在她的小说中通常只是间接地得到承认。这篇文章探讨了韦尔蒂在叙述一个可怕的种族主义谋杀事件时,如何保持她对人物的深切同情,以及她对细节的深刻关注。此外,通过提供真实生活中的传记细节,g·w·海德里克让读者看到,即使是在一个关于当代事件的简短故事中,韦尔蒂也能不断地意识到当地的历史和假设,她利用细节,有时非常微妙,为她的故事增添了层层意义。
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