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Faulkner's "The Unvanquished"
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Though Faulkner's The Unvanquished is set during the Civil War, another
war is being fought simultaneously. This second war is not one of guns and
thievery, but one of beliefs. It is a conflict between two philosophies:
idealism and pragmatism. This war rages on throughout the novel, but is decided ....
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....osophies is very subtle in the beginning.
But it grows and strengthens, and since there can only be one winner, the
pragmatist is victorious. When Bayard's father is killed, and Bayard denies
Drusilla the satisfaction of vengeance, Drusilla's idealistic beliefs are
shattered, and she is forced to leave, thus ending the war. The Southern Code
becomes nothing, because one person refuses to obey it.
When Faulkner wrote The Unvanquished, the Civil War appeared to be the
main event, but hidden behin.... |
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