Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2021, 4(12); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2021.041206.
Chen Li
Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010010, China
There are many natural imagery and social imagery in The Optimist’s Daughter. Eudora Welty employs trifles to reveal the south social situation at that time to warn people not to immerse into the past. On the contrary, one has to live for today.
The Optimist’s Daughter, imagery, narration
Chen Li. Imagery Narration in The Optimist’s Daughter. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2021) Vol. 4, Issue 12: 25-29. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2021.041206.
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