The Optimist's Daughter | 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.
The saying "home is where the heart is" takes on special meaning in Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter. In this novel, the death of Judge McKelva prompts both his daughter, Laurel, and his widow, Fay, to connect with their respective...
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