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Petrified Man

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1941

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Essay Topics

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Analyze Leota’s relationship with Mrs. Pike. Are they loyal friends? What does the trajectory of the relationship throughout the story tell us about the two women?

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What role does Billy Boy play in the narrative?

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In what ways do Welty’s characters subvert traditional gender roles of the 1930s American South? In what ways do they uphold those roles?

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