How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[…] only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps – an eyesore among eyesores. (1.2)
The narrator doesn't approve of Miss Emily or the surrounding area. As a townsperson, or people, the narrator is dissatisfied with this segment of America. What does this vision of America say to you?
Quote #2
[…] he who fathered the edict that no N***o woman should appear on the streets without an apron. (1.3)
Colonel Sartoris has a nasty vision of America and what it is to be an America. In moments like this we see the story's condemnation of that old view: as readers, we don't think too kindly of Colonel Sartoris. In the 1930s, when this story was written, any stance against discrimination, however slight, represented another step towards the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Quote #3
and the only sign of life about the place was the N***o man – a young man then – going in and out with a market basket. (2.1)
This is a vision of America in transition. While Tobe seems to be stuck in the past, he is in motion, a motion that culminates in his walking out the back door at the end of Miss Emily's story.