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loss of the old south

home, i.e. the old South. Yet despitethe fact that he wants nothing more than to return to this way of life, he still refers tohimself as an intruder (ln 1) into this world that he cherishes so highly. Clearly,despite Ransoms desire for a return to these simpler times, he maintains a feeling ofrespect for the past itself, and is not attempting to relive it. He is an intruder in this past,yet he wants desperately to understand its meaning, rather than just appreciate its beauty.As he moves forward in his quest, he circumvents his ultimate goal, getting intothe house itself, in lieu of visiting the old tombstones, located nearby (ln 17-20). This,too shows Ransoms reverence for the subject he is preparing to tackle, for before heallows himself to examine the subject itself, he first feels compelled to pay homage to thedead. In this case, the dead are not nameless ancestors or strangers, but are instead thebits and pieces of lives and histories that have been abandoned by recent generations. The tragedy in the tombstones he visits is not what they represent, but rather that thesetraditions do not necessarily have to be dead--they can, and should, rise again. Thisbelief is what ties Ransom more than any other to the other Fugitives, as they all believethat in order to once again be great, the South must return to its agrarian roots, rather thanattempt to northernize through industrialization. Because of this conviction, thetombstones take on an almost spiritual quality, since, while they do represent death, theyalso stand for the potential of rebirth, and hope for a new era of Southern greatness.These thoughts in tow, Ransom again returns to his original destination, andbrings his attention back to the house itself. Here, he offers a description of the homesstructure, and with that description, explains more precisely what aspects of the oldSouth he is so fervently seeking. He begins, Stability was the character of its rectangle(ln ...

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