Although Willy dreams of flying west and being in California "by Christmas" (242), his story ends with his body in a "hearse" on the road back from Renfro to Jefferson (246). Since it's not clear where Faulkner imagined Renfro to be, we have to speculate about the location of this road.
Although Willy Christian dreams of flying west and being in California "by Christmas" (242), in "Uncle Willy" his story ends with his body in a "hearse" on the road back from Renfro to Jefferson (246). Since it's not clear where Faulkner imagined Renfro to be, we have to speculate about the location of this road.
When Willy is told he cannot fly until he provides "a permit from a doctor" certifying he is healthy enough, he complains about "these Republicans and Democrats and XYZ's" who are to blame for all such government regulations (241).
This icon represents the people - referred to simply as "they" - in the seven different places where Secretary lands the plane as he tries to fly from Memphis to Renfro (243). At each of these places, "they tell him how to get to Renfro" (243); the implication is that it is Secretary's fault that he cannot follow their directions.
