essay 4 idea draft

• the evening sun- William Fawkner 
• white author writing about AA
• main character: Nancy 
• black servant 
• traumatized 
• prostitution 
• Nancy was afraid to walk home
• why? --> she was pregnant and Jesus was supposedly back for her
• after a couple of times being afraid to walk home,  the mother of the family won't have it
• Nancy convinces the children to go with her 
• father comes and takes the kids home
• jesus not in sight
• father had a gun
• Cliffhanger: readers don't know if Jesus kills Nancy or not 
• Jesus
• husband? 
• Theme: fear and power
• nancy can't find help from white family she works for
• out of control of her life
• "he aint gone nowhere.. i can feel him now in his lane"(1.65) 
• "hes there waiting. i know done livedcwith him too long. I know what is fixing to do fore he know it himself"(2.25) -POWER
• Jesus: will kill anyone who impregnated Nancy his wife
• "i can cut down the vine if did come off of"(1.18)
• Nancy is pregnant by a white man
• reason why Jesus mad
• Nancy fears Jesus 
• the young king- Oscar Wilde
• main character: 16 yo king
• old king's grandson 
• mother was killed by him for having a child with a lower class
• from rags to robes --> luxury life
• Has 3 dreams
• 1. silk factory: oppressive conditions of people making his robe for his coronation day
• 2. Slave ship: slaves' life being used to find the perfect pearl for ornate specter 
• horrific and maltreated
• 3. Minesite: witnesses death and depression but the reality of men looking for the perfect ruby for his crown
• DREAMS=REALITY
• sacrifice of power
• fear of leadership
• empathy for people
• Power: God crowns him to be king 
• money could go to something else that benefits the poor instead of his coronation 
• fear of popular opinion
• fear of change 
• grateful to greed
• fear of his dreams=reality