Gaines' "A Long Day in November"

Paper Summary:

This paper critiques Ernest Gaines' "A Long Day in November" and draws on several other reviews to depict the work of this important American writer. The story itself is a simple one-telling the tale of a young boy coming of age in rural Louisiana. The paper discusses how it is in the details of the characters interaction and in the language and humor that they use, that the story comes alive.

From the Paper:

"In his short story titled "A Long Day in November," published in Bloodlines, Ernest Gaines describes a critical day in the life of a young African American male in rural Louisiana. Beginning the story in the early morning hours, Gaines depicts the boy cocooned in his covers as his mother tries to wake him to tell they will be leaving his absent father the next morning. The boy tries to rouse himself out of sleep, to ask his mother why she is crying, but he cannot quite bring himself to understand the situation or to get her to respond. Later, the father returns home and the young boy witnesses the ensuing argument between mother and father, which revolves around the father being out late because his car broke down. "

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