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The Optimist's Daughter | Essays and Criticism

• The Importance of the Concept of Home

  In the following essay, the author discusses the importance of the concept of home to two women characters in Welty's novel. Bussey briefly relates autobiographical information about Welty to show how the author's own experience is reflected in Laurel's experience.

• Image and Myth in Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter

  In the following essay, Mortimer analyzes how Welty "enhances the implications of her images" in The Optimist's Daughter.

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1. The Optimist's Daughter: Introduction
2. The Optimist's Daughter: Summary
   1. Part 1 Summary
   2. Part 2 Summary
   3. Part 3 Summary
   4. Part 4 Summary
3. The Optimist's Daughter: Eudora Welty Biography
4. The Optimist's Daughter: Themes
5. The Optimist's Daughter: Style
6. The Optimist's Daughter: Historical Context
7. The Optimist's Daughter: Critical Overview
8. The Optimist's Daughter: Character Analysis
   1. Laurel McKelva Hand
   2. Other Characters
9. The Optimist's Daughter: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Importance of the Concept of Home
   2. Image and Myth in Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter
10. The Optimist's Daughter: Compare and Contrast
11. The Optimist's Daughter: Topics for Further Study
12. The Optimist's Daughter: Media Adaptations
13. The Optimist's Daughter: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Optimist's Daughter: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. The Optimist's Daughter: Pictures
16. Copyright

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