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A review by ewg109
Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty
3.0
More and more I feel like the American South is its own culture, wholly incomprehensible to me. I have more understanding of rural England, than I do of Welty's Delta. As a result, I suspect I missed a lot of this novel.
What does the garnet pin mean? What about the wandering girl? Is the Yellow Dog just a big old symbol of time? What about the cake? Why do Dabney and George marry "beneath them"? Is George a good guy or a bad guy? Is he the rejection of the masculine archetype? Is his refusal to find Robbie a method to cast him as anti-hero? Or is her return meant to portray him as inevitable? Is this all just about change and constancy? Is this novel reflective of the female narrative?
Can someone please explain this whole novel to me, because its not just about the wedding.
What does the garnet pin mean? What about the wandering girl? Is the Yellow Dog just a big old symbol of time? What about the cake? Why do Dabney and George marry "beneath them"? Is George a good guy or a bad guy? Is he the rejection of the masculine archetype? Is his refusal to find Robbie a method to cast him as anti-hero? Or is her return meant to portray him as inevitable? Is this all just about change and constancy? Is this novel reflective of the female narrative?
Can someone please explain this whole novel to me, because its not just about the wedding.