,8,he,0 by ,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]3 ,%ort
,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,he,0 is a po/-,s\!rn r1li/ic
3tempor>y %ort /ory p5n$ by ,am]ican
writ] ,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]4 ,? %ort /ory
is set 9 ,texas 9 ,port]'s native t[n1
": an un"nd special ne$s * is (t5 abus$1
piti$1 & ultimately ab&on$ 9 a poor
9/itu;nal home by 8 family4 ,ka!r9e
,anne ,port] di6]s f ! po/-,faulkn]
s*ool ( ,s\!rn noveli/s 9 all h]
novellas & %ort /ories4 ,9/1d1 %e br+s a
m cosmopolitan culture & human "* to h]
/ories ) evocative descrip;ns4 ,ka!r9e
,anne ,port] is a writ] ( simplic;y &
poignancy4 ,! /oic %ort tale ( an 9noc5t
special ne$s * is he>t-wr5*+ &1 at !
same "t1 hi<li<ts ! import.e (
9clusive;s 9 society & ! life ( poor
cotton f>m]s 9 ! "t ( ! po/-,faulkn]
p]iod4 ,o!r prom95t !mes m5;n$ directly
& 9directly 9 ? %ort /ory is ! import.e
( 9clu.n 9 society1 ,s\!rn ,am]ican
,commun;y life1 false pride1 selfi%;s1 !
*ang+ agr>ian society ( ! ,s\?1 !     #a
t5d] emo;ns ( ! special ne$s * m]ely
t]m$ z ,8,he,0 & ! 4reg>d ( !
9dividual;y ( *n 9 families ( ! pa/ :o
>e di6]5tly-abl$4 ,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]'s
%ort /ories & novellas >e / widely r1d z
3tempor>y ,am]ican classics4 ,%e is
rememb]$ z a precisian & evocative
imag]y writ]1 especially se5 9 h] ,s\!rn
%ort /ories4 ,%e is ! au?or ( ! be/sell+
& aw>d-w9n+ book .7,%ip ( ,fools.' : %e
publi%$ :5 %e 0 sev5ty-two ye>s old4
  ,! special ne$s * is a t5-ye>-old f>m
lad4 ,he seems to 2 auti/ic by !
symptoms he 4plays1 b z ,port]'s /yle is
univ]sally 9clusive1 %e does n directly
4close ! prim>y ail;t su6]$ by ! *4 ,?
cd al 9dicate t 9 ! e>ly tw5tie? c5tury1
,s\!rn f>m]s & _! family memb]s did n
?9k ( _! special ne$s *n z ess5tial or z
9dividuals ) feel+s & desires & s m]ely
tr1t$ !m z a sort ( ,8=c$,0
responsibil;y giv5 !m by ! ,div9e4
,h["e1 ! boy 0 a help;l lad & probably m
use;l ?an ! o!r two old] *n1 "nly ! girl
,emly :o want$ to 2 a s*oolt1*] b     #b
l&$ up z a waitress1 & ! boy "nd ,adna1
:o wi%$ to give up f>m+ & "w 9 a groc]y
%op4 ,emly & ,adna ,:ipple 7 9tellig5t b
did n c>e to "w on _! p>5ts' f>m4 ,h["e1
? special ne$s * 0 devot$ to 8 p>5ts &
help$ !m \ on ! f>m4 ,he 0 9cr$ibly
3fid5t 9 h&l+ tr\ble"s & "s"ts dang]\s
f>m animals dur+ milk+ & slau<t]4 ,9/1d
( tak+ 8 tal5t z a plus po9t1 ,mr4 &
,mrs4 ,:ipple reg>d$ ? aspect ( ! boy z
abnormal & n"e prais$ hm = 8 brav]y4 ,!y
3sid]$ 8 lack ( fe> to 2 "o ( ! major
signs t he 0 n l ! o!rs & wd n r1lize :5
he got hurt4 ,? 0 untrue 2c ! boy did
get hurt1 n physically z m* z
psy*ologically & _sually :5 ! ,:ipples
pack$ hm (f to a sanitorium4
  ,! boy 0 bulky1 tall1 & did :at"e he 0
told4 ,he n"e mix$ >.d ) o!rs & 0 a
natural ) f>m animals4 ,he n"e "q$ 8
p>5ts :5 !y gave hm complex tasks1 :
sp1ks hi<ly ( hm4 ,he respect$ ! f>m m
?an ,adna or ,emly did1 : is evid5t 9 h[
,adna criticizes ! f>m+ life 9 an alm
r\< voice & h[ he compla9$ or         #c
*ick5$ \ ( do+ a di6icult f>m+ task all
"? 8 sixte5 ye>s ) 8 family4 ,emly
portray$ h]f z an 9tellectual b
ultimately %[$ h] true colors :5 %e
m]ely 2came a waitress wait+ on tables
at an eat+ h\se ne> ! railway /a;n4
,mrs4 ,:ipple takes up = h] dau<t]1 : is
j an eye-wa% 2c ! girl 0 n 9t]e/$ 9
/udies b only 9 easy m"oy4 ,! old]
sibl+s did n "k ! import.e ( 2+ a ,s\!rn
,f>m] & tak+ pride 9 _! ,s\!rn ,h]itage4
  ,mrs4 ,:ipple 0 an anxi\s woman :o 0
alw 3c]n$ ab o!rs' op9ions ab _! pov]ty1
life/yle1 & h[ !y br"\ up _! special
ne$s *4 ,"! is a love-hate rela;n%ip (
opposites 2t ,mrs4 ,:ipple & h] special
ne$s un"nd son4 ,! boy 0 9capable ( %[+
a6ec;n 9 ! usual mann]1 b he did %[ 8
love = 8 p>5ts by ! way3

_4 ,he ate 8 food ) reli%1 & ?ank;lly
  ,mrs4 ,:ipple wd alw t5d to h1p 8
  plate up ) ! be/ ( gdies4
_4 ,he br"\ =? ! animals he 0 ask$ to
  br+1 l ! black piglet suck+ on !    #d
  t1t ( ! wild & f]oci\s s[ or ! wild &
  viol5t bull :om ,mr4 ,:ipple1 8 "f1
  want$ to t5d to4
_4 ,! boy 0 sev]ely hurt :ile gett+ !
  viol5t bull1 yet he pull$ ! bull
  /oically by ! r+ >.d xs nose z if x 7
  a calf4 ,he 0 r1dy to risk 8 life = 8
  p>5ts4
_4 ,he n"e ask$ = pref]5tial tr1t;t &
  alw /ay$ \ ! way ( \tsid]s s z n to
  upset 8 p>5ts4 ,? %[s grt 9si<t on 8
  "p4 ,:5 8 mat]nal uncle1 h1l?y wife1 &
  two boys come to visit1 ! special ne$s
  * rema9s 9 ! kit*5 \ ( ! way ( ! fun !
  family 0 hav+4 ,h["e1 he 0 f$ he>tily
  by ,mrs4 ,:ipple ) ! be/ ( :at !y
  cook$ t "d4
_4 ,he n"e compla9$ or :9$ :5"e he 0
  ov]look$ ov] 8 o!r two sibl+s4 ,t
  w9t]1 :5 ! family 0 %ort ( funds1 !y
  made ! be/ flannels or w>m clo!s =
  ,emly & ,adna b left ! special ne$s *
  )\t ev5 a s+le blanket = ! cold ni<ts4
  ,:5 he 0 ask$ to "w on ! f>m t w9t]1
  !y did n ev5 give hm a prop] coat   #e
  to %ield 8 delicate body f ! cold2
  9/1d1 !y made hm we> a t>paul91 : is
  no?+ b t>r$ canvas4
_4 ,he fell sev]ely ill b su6]$ by hmf
  al"o 9 8 ?"\s until he grew s cold &
  blue t ! doctor _h to 2 call$4
_4 ,! "d ! doctor 0 call$ a second "t 2c
  ( ! *'s epilepsy & 0 dcld to 2 9 a way
  ,8use.s = "w anymore,01 ! selfi% &
  he>t.s ,:ipple's family pack$ ! poor
  boy (f1 & t 0 ! only "t ,mrs4 ,:ipple
  saw te>s com+ f ! *'s eyes l a
  wat]fall : to h] seem$ a3usatory f a
  p[] abv 2c he 0 9capable ( a3us+ 8
  p>5ts or any"o ( any?+4

  ,emly & ,adna's pref];e to "w (f ! f>m
9dicates ! *ang+ ,s\!rn rural sc5e4
,adna 0 det]m9$ to make 8 "f "u/& t m"oy
lay 9 busi;s firms & n 9 f>m+ anymore4
,we notice a ,faulkn] aspect to ! text
:5 we see ! psy*ological 4turb.e 9 ! m9d
( ,mrs4 ,:ipple1 :o does n "k :e!r to
love ! special ne$s * or ill-tr1t hm4
,at ! 2g9n+ ( ! text1 x is m5;n$ t    #f
%e lov$ ! boy m ?an h] o!r two *n1 : 0
true 5\<4 ,yet1 "! 0 a sort ( t5.n 9 h]
m9d reg>d+ ! boy t "s"ts %e t5d$ to
ov]do h] fond;s or make unnec excuses =
hm or ev5 physically abuse hm4 ,?
hi<li<ts ! tussle 9 h] m9d & psy*e1 : is
symbolic ( ! tussle 9 _m ,s\!rn f>m]s :o
7 n do+ well at ! "t ,ka!r9e ,port]
wrote ! /ory 2c !y 7 unwill+ to 2
9clusive & 7 /ick+ to old-fa%ion$ ways4
,mrs4 ,:ipple 0 alw worri$ t if %e did n
tr1t ! boy prop]ly1 ! nei<bors wd h a
lot ( na/y ^ws to say ab h] & ! ,:ipple
family4 ,? hi<li<ts 9 a symbolic &
lit]al s5se3

_4 ,! ,*ri/ian 3sci;e & e?ical
  ,*ri/ian;y practic$ by ! p ( ! ,s\? ":
  a special ne$s * 0 tr1t$ z a gift f
  ,god :o %d 2 well c>$ = 9 keep+ )
  ,*ri/ian t1*+4 ,h["e1 ! p>adox 0 t no
  f>m] typically "e want$ s* a *1
  especially :5 ! f>m ne$$ an 9tellig5t
  lad or lass4
_4 ,! nei<bors 9directly >e ,mrs4     #g
  ,:ipple's guilty 3sci;e4 ,%e wd alw
  wond] :at !y _h to say ab ! way %e
  tr1t$ ! *4 ,%e keeps expla9+ ! situa;n
  to h]f or h] husb&1 a sign ( anxiety &
  ! 2g9n+ /ages ( neurosis4
_4 ,l all small commun;y memb]s1 _!
  nei<bors gossip$ ab ! ,:ipple family4
  ,!y blam$ bad blood 9 ! family l9e &
  ev5 9ce/ z ! r1son a special ne$s * 0
  born4 ,? is ridicul\s b "s?+ !
  illit]ate 3t9ues to d4

  ,": ! /ory ( ! piglet is 3c]n$1 ! boy
grabs ! suckl+ piglet f ! t1t ( xs
f]oci\s "m1 :o runs af ! boy to save h]
piglet4 ,! piglet & fi]ce s[ imag]y >e
allegorical to ! situa;n at ! 5d 2t !
special ne$s * & 8 "m4 ,al? ! s[ came to
fi<t = h] piglet1 ,mrs4 ,:ipple wd n
come =w>d to save h] son f ! sanitorium
": he cd die al"o & 9 pa94 ,! poor boy
probably rememb]$ ! 9cid5t :5 ! s[ came
to save ! piglet & 0 sadd5$ t 8 "m did n
d ! same = hm4 ,probably x 0 2y hm to
a3use ) 8 eyes & te>s & rem9d 8 "m    #h
( ! _m "ts he _h risk$ 8 life fi<t+ !
bull1 ! piglet1 ! cold1 & m4 ,h["e1 =
,mrs4 ,:ipple a daily *ur*go]1 ? aspect
prick$ h] 3sci;e4 ,/1 2c ( ! sep>a;n (
h] o!r two *n & h] pov]ty1 %e 0 emo;n.s
5 to let ? ,8burd5"s,0 son die a /rang]s
d1?4
  ,note 9 ! text ! m5;n ( ,mrs4 ,:ipple1
:o o!rwise c>$ ab ! di6]5tly-abl$ boy1
feel+ a s5se ( fre$om to "k t he wd 2
gett+ \ ( h] life ="e4 ,"! is e 9dica;n
t ,emly & ,adna got \ ( ! f>mh\se 2c !y
did n l _! di6]5tly-abl$ bro!r4 ,mrs4
,:ipple1 "? ,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]'s
9si<t;l ^ws1 9dicates t %e 0 feel+ free
t ! * 0 f9ally \ ( h] h&s4 ,? makes x
evid5t t ,mrs4 ,:ipple 0 tr1t+ h]
di6]5tly-abl$ son z h] ,cross 9 life or
h] burd5 to c>ry till d1? did !m "p4
  ,! /ory is n[ 3sid]$ ma9ly hi/orical
fic;n1 ?\< we cd / categorize x "u
3tempor>y hi/orical fic;n4 ,! /ory is
r1li/ic fic;n & writt5 meticul\sly )
hidd5 symbology l ,william ,faulkn]1 !
,s\!rn ,am]ican writ]1 us$ to d4 ,!   #i
descrip;ns ( ! rela;n%ip 2t ,mrs4
,:ipple & h] son call$ ,8he,0 is
emotive1 t5d]1 & "pially lyrical4
,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]1 an activi/1 does a
t]rific job ( br++ \ ! human;y ( ^!
di6]5tly-abl$ *n :o ne$ \r c>e & support
2c !y >e 9noc5t ( _! circum/.es1 & we
ne$ to r1* \ to !m & *ange _! te>s 9to
lau<t]4 ,only :5 we $ucate1 uplift1 &
9clude di6]5tly-abl$ & special ne$s *n 9
\r society c we truly 3sid] \rvs a
globaliz$ society4 ,ka!r9e ,anne ,port]
refra9s f giv+ ! * a "n 2c ? tal5t$ boy
repres5ts all *n we ne$ to r1* \ to &
recognize _! 9dividual;y4 ,_!
9dividual;y may n 2 easily id5tifiable1
b x is "! l ? * 0 = 8 p>5ts4
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