EUDORA WELT Y
 Had to leave New York and return
to her hometown of Jackson,
Mississippi because of the
worsening economy
 Spent several years traveling in
Mississippi taking photographs and
interviewing people- inspired her to
write “Death of a Traveling
Salesman” (her 1 st short story)
 Writing captures life in the deep
South- creating images of the
landscape and conveying shared
attitudes and values of the people
 Displays acute sense of detail and
compassion toward her characters
(p. 807)
“A VISIT OF CHARIT Y”
 Marian, a young Campfire Girl, chooses to go visit and old
woman at an elderly home
 The reason for visitation is that of a selfish one, as she is only
attending to gain more point for Campfire Girls
THEME
 Central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work
 Considered the main idea about life in a work of literature
 What is theme?
IMAGERY
 Descriptive words and phrases that appeal to the senses
 May appeal to the sight, hearing, taste, smell or touch
 Imagery song