Bastard Out of Carolina | Techniques
Allison uses language and dialect to depict the world of the poor people of the South of this period. In the interview with Pratt, Allison explains some of the reasons for her uses of language and dialect. The speech of poor white working-class people is often thought to be a worthless language. Much of the natural flow of the speech patterns has been lost with the advent of television and a more universal dialect in the United States. Allison says that the "language rhythms of the people I am writing about come entirely from gospel music, country music, and the church ... the people...
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