Theme Of Objectification In William Faulkner's That Evening Sun

William Faulkner 's “That Evening Sun” and Langston Hughes “Red-Headed Baby” are both stories that deal with racism, hate, and objectification of women and the negative mindset towards the African American people. Both these authors demonstrate all this through narration and symbolism. The main focus is to contrast both the stories and how they use narration and symbolism to show how African American women experience objectification and racism. While the narration of “That Evening Sun” is done by a nine-year-old boy named Quentin,Nancy is an African American woman who is the caregiver and character that will be objectified.The narration in this reading demonstrates how in a white society Nancy will always be looked down upon, and Nancy becomes like a game for the kids. …show more content…
In “Red-Headed Baby” the narration is coming from the objectifier himself, a man who is a third mate on a ship. This kind of narration puts the reader in the mindset of this person. In this story the narration is coming from Clearance’s perspective, since the narration also is written in the first person the narration shows the act being done firsthand. This takes the readers mind to a whole new mindset. The narrator is much broader with his statements and clearly begins to show objectification right at the beginning of the reading. While the symbol being used for racism is more clear in “Red-Head Baby” it makes the idea of racism and hate much more impactful due to the fact that the narrator is showcasing his racism to a child. Showing that hate will transfer to the new generation. William Faulkner and Langston Hughes both show the objectification in different ways; The main focus of the story revolves around many other issues which all support one another yet still showcases more than enough to demonstrate that there were more issues in the story than just