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Hickerson Discusses Faulkner’s “The Bear”
September 8, 2015 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
$5.00Unlimited Learning American Literature: Hickerson Discusses Faulkner’s “The Bear”
Widely acclaimed as a masterpiece of modern American literature, William Faulkner’s “The Bear” is considered among the best stories written in the twentieth century. “The Bear” explores the themes of the gradual loss of the wilderness to frontier settlement and the racial tension arising from the exploitation of African Americans. The narrative spans five generations of the white and the black descendants of Lucius McCaslin, a Scotsman who purchased the family plantation from a Native American chief. Each chapter concerns the consequences of McCaslin’s actions as they affect his descendants.
“The Bear,” is recognized not only as one of Faulkner’s most impressive stories, but also as, in the words of reviewer D. Hoffman, “Bear is the greatest American hunting story of the twentieth century.”
Jack Hickerson, Professor Emeritus Southwest Minnesota State University, will lead the discussion.
Books are available to purchase from Jack, 218.232.1469.
Non-members $5.00. Visit “unlimitedlearning.net”
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