Delta Wedding (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Eudora Welty
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Domestic realism, Regional fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Girls, Family or family life, Class conflict, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Marriage, Rural or country life, Social life, 1920’s, Adultery, Accidents, Separation, Weddings
- Locales: South (U.S.), Memphis, TN, Mississippi
Delta Wedding is a study of the relationships among the individual members of the Fairchild family and between that family and the rest of the world. The setting for the story is Shellmound, the Mississippi plantation that is the home of Battle Fairchild; his wife, Ellen Fairchild; and their eight children, as well as of various female relatives and black servants. Shellmound is not merely a backdrop; it is the center of family life. The sound of Shellmound is the sound of conversation; this is a place where people gather to talk. The conversations at Shellmound may appear to be...
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