Dearest Mr. Abner Snopes and Mrs. Nancy, I write you to ask for a favor. As you may know, Homer Barron and I have been together for quite some time now, but I think he is planning on leaving me. You see, I need your assistance to help me kill Homer. I have come to you both about this because we are alike in more ways than it might seem. We all despise rich white men who act as if they are superior and we all know the feeling of isolation. With your help, we can conquer the image of white superiority and you can help me make sure I am never alone. My Homer is “a Yankee—a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face” (“A Rose for Emily” 4). He has always acted superior to those below him, only caring for his own success.
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We are minorities in our society. I am a wealthy woman who has always been told to follow the lead of men. Mrs. Nancy, Jesus treats you poorly and is never there for you. Other husbands in Negro Hollow “fetch and deliver clothes, but Jesus never [does] that for” you (“That Evening Sun” 2). You also often say “I aint nothing but a n—r” which shows you believe you are stuck in your position for life (“That Evening Sun” 3). Being lonely is not only awful, but it is scary and something you could never wish upon someone else. You are stuck as well, Mr. Snopes. You will be a poor white man the rest of your life. Superior white men push you around and that will never change. The justice does not listen to your side of the story about the first barn burning and then tells you to “take your wagon and get out of [the] county before dark” (“Barn Burning” 2). Also, when you go to the judge about the rug, he tells you “you never had a hundred dollars. You never will” (“Barn Burning” 8). Everyone around you knows your social status and they will never see you differently. We are all stuck in our social positions and there is no way of getting out. If I were to be alone for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t live another happy day. I need you both to help me keep Homer by my
We are minorities in our society. I am a wealthy woman who has always been told to follow the lead of men. Mrs. Nancy, Jesus treats you poorly and is never there for you. Other husbands in Negro Hollow “fetch and deliver clothes, but Jesus never [does] that for” you (“That Evening Sun” 2). You also often say “I aint nothing but a n—r” which shows you believe you are stuck in your position for life (“That Evening Sun” 3). Being lonely is not only awful, but it is scary and something you could never wish upon someone else. You are stuck as well, Mr. Snopes. You will be a poor white man the rest of your life. Superior white men push you around and that will never change. The justice does not listen to your side of the story about the first barn burning and then tells you to “take your wagon and get out of [the] county before dark” (“Barn Burning” 2). Also, when you go to the judge about the rug, he tells you “you never had a hundred dollars. You never will” (“Barn Burning” 8). Everyone around you knows your social status and they will never see you differently. We are all stuck in our social positions and there is no way of getting out. If I were to be alone for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t live another happy day. I need you both to help me keep Homer by my