Blog 2/Revised

The piece that I chose to analyze for this assignment was from a Mississippi History class. The story is "The Wide Net," by Eudora Welty.

The context of the story to me was for entertainment. Ms. Welty told a story about a husband and wife in old time Mississippi. The story told of William Wallace and Hazel Jamieson. Hazel was big and pregnant and feeling lonely because William was still going out every night carousing with his friends. This does not set very well with Hazel and she sets out to teach him a lesson. Now that I have given a brief overview of the story my belief would be that William ansd Hazel's marriage is what is at stake.

I have not read any other publications by Ms. Welty but she did an awesome job of telling a story of what my idea of ole time Mississippi would be like. She brought the characters alive, makig her readers feel as though they could be there walking down the dirt roads of Mississippi right along with her characters. I do not know if Ms. Welty is from the south, but she did an excellent jof protraying the southern charm in her characters.

The author's call to write, as I mentioned above was to entertain, but I also believe that she was trying to give insight into what life in the ole time south was all about. She shared with her readers what I feel was how things happened in the south during that period of time. Women were expected to stay at home, take care of the house and have babies. While men folk did what they pleased, as William showed as he was out cavorting with his friends and getting drunk. I believe that Ms. Welty was trying to get the point across to her readers that they should cherish what they have because they never know when it will be gone. She told this by showing how distraught William was when he came home to find Hazel's note saying she was going to the river to drown herself. She made the reader feel William's pain as he headed to the river to drag it to find his drowned wife.

The intended audience would be anybody. This is a very entertaining story and I believe that it could be a great read for most readers. Since the story was assigned in a Mississippi History class I think that it would also be a good read for those interested in southern history.

I believe that Ms. Welty did an awesome job of telling a story of how the south was during that time period. The story was enjoyable and able to keep my attention from the beginning. This to me is what makes a writer's work worth reading.