Eudora Welty
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Major Issues Major IssuesEudora Welty’s many fictional portraits of her Mississippi Delta homeland have lead to scholarly discussions of her work as Southern writing, and comparisons to William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor. Critics note, however, that Welty deals with universal themes and issues, such as complex familial relationships, human isolation, and the challenges of communication. Welty has been praised as a meticulous observer of external landscapes and internal mindscapes. Structural critics note that narratorial monologue, in which the reader is invited to laugh at or condemn the narrator, is one of her favored forms. Scholars have examined the extent to which Welty’s fiction fits into the tradition of Southern Gothic writing. Her work has also interested feminist scholars, who have examined Welty’s portrayal of sexuality and matriarchies Author LinksMWP:
Eudora Welty
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