Unnamed Negroes in Memphis Brothel

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2020-01-21 13:07
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Unnamed Negroes in Memphis Brothel
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Unnamed Negroes in Memphis Brothel
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While reflecting on 'Negroes' and how "they" behave in The Sound and the Fury, Quentin remembers hearing or reading about the "brothel full of them in Memphis" who ran naked into the street during "a religious trance" (170).

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