Status Updates From New Orleans Sketches

Yo ho was a story about white men on an expedition. They’re racist and one of them killed “native people.” It was really boring but it’s obvious that Faulkner is trying to juggle themes of race/racism. He’s done batter with it in other stories but not so good in this one imo.

Country mice was a boring story about transporting liquor. It was all dialogue. I did not like it.

The liar felt like it was a Story about Appalachian people. It was really interesting to see that it was also very self reflexive. I liked it.

The kid learns was almost fantastical with the appearance or hallucination of death at the end. It’s about a boy trying to protect his girlfriend from danger/ another guy who is trying to hurt them. It was good.

Sunset was a really good story! I thought it was amazing. It follows a black who is trying to get to Africa but he is misguided by a southern white man., which leads him to (I’m assuming) get lynched. One thing that makes this story great is the writing, not the events. It’s interesting to see Faulkner condemn white men and lynchings. That’s how I read/understood the story.

Chance was nota good story tbh. I didn’t like it.

The cobbler is a story told from foreigner’s perspective. It has a lot o regional qualities that are from protagonists home. It felt very blue ridge and southern Appalachia. I liked it. And it felt like it was a monologue.