them with such a simple task. Abner is so set on revenge for this particular humiliation he does not reply and continues to walk on in silence. With this silence, he thinks everything through and plans things. Therefore, he becomes a dangerous enemy of society.With this in mind, William Faulkners use of setting to deepen the plot and theme only confuses the audience, but lets them see the oppression the poor man faces and allows them to come to a conclusion. Faulkner also wrote according to personal feelings and past experiences growing up in the deep South. So many of his stories deal with racial discrimination or the oppression of a certain social class. The story is deceptive in its apparent simplicity. (Gorman, 163.) A simple character put into a complex plot.Word Count: 1564...
