+ african american literature, american literature, arna bontemps, chris washington, film, get out, invisible man, jordan peele, lion, Literature, movie, mr kelso's lion, ralph ellison, rose armitage, the old south, Uncategorized
Stuffed Lion in “Get Out”?
Finally, during its third week in theaters, I saw Get Out (2017). Plenty of people have commented on the film; however, there are two aspects of the film that I have not found anyone discussing: the stuffed lion that sits on the nightstand next to Rose Armitage’s bed and the use of Childish Gambino’s “Redbone”playing over the audience’s first introduction to Chris Washington as … Read More Stuffed Lion in “Get Out”?
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+ american literature, an art commentary on lynching, naacp, paul cadmus, reginald marsh, southern literature, to the lynching, Uncategorized, william faulkner
Minnie Cooper and John McClendon in Faulkner’s “Dry September”
by Matthew Teutsch
Last Thursday, I wrote about the “blank spaces” in William Faulkner’s “Dry September” and some works by Ernest J. Gaines. Today, I want to look at a couple of scenes in Faulkner’s story and discuss the ways that Faulkner delves into the psychological effects of lynchings and racial violence on the perpetrators themselves. As such, I will briefly discuss Minnie Cooper and John McClendon … Read More Minnie Cooper and John McClendon in Faulkner’s “Dry September”