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  1. "That Evening Sun" is a dark portrait of white Southerners' indifference to the crippling fears of one of their black employees, Nancy. The story is narrated by Quentin Compson, one of Faulkner's most memorable characters, and concerns the reactions of him and his two siblings, Caddy and Jason, to an adult world that they do not fully understand.

  2. A short story by William Faulkner about a boy's nostalgia for the old ways of life in the South. The story explores themes of change, racism, and violence through the narrator's memories of a black woman named Nancy.

  3. A short story about a black servant, Nancy, who is pregnant and haunted by a mysterious man named Jesus. Quentin Compson, a child narrator, remembers his encounters with Nancy and her family in his hometown of Jefferson, Mississippi.

  4. 12 Jan 2022 · A literary analysis of Faulkner's short story "That Evening Sun", which depicts the brutal and unfair treatment of a black woman by white men in the 1930s South. The story is narrated by Quentin Compson, who recalls the events as a child, and explores the themes of power, racism, and violence.

  5. 30 Apr 2024 · Explore the themes, characters, and literary devices of "That Evening Sun", a haunting tale of racism, class, and fear in the Old South. Learn how Faulkner uses multiple narrators, non-linear structure, and imagery to create a rich and complex narrative.

  6. 1. behind alert and irritable electric horns, with a long diminishing noise of rubber and asphalt like a tearing of silk, and even the Negro. 2. women who still take in white peoples’ washing after the old custom, fetch and deliver it in automobiles.

  7. Learn about William Faulkner's That Evening Sun, a modernist Southern Gothic story set in Mississippi in 1931. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.