Reading Faulkner in Texas vs. New Mexico

I feel like reading Faulkner in Texas translates in a far different manner than when I read it in school in New Mexico. In Sociology we have been talking about culture shocks and that was definitely a factor in relocating my education to Texas. One of these culture shocks was the fact that in New Mexico there is not as much of a population of African American people, however, I feel that those who live in New Mexico are much more accepted in the Hispanic and white populations. I feel that the society there is more inclusive of them than they are here in Texas because although there is no racism that I’ve observed in Abilene the racial groups usually hang out separated. Like the African American population of students usually sit and eat and spend time with those of a similar background and color as compared to the white and Hispanic populations that also stay to their own. This was never really a separation at my high school or any institution I attended in New Mexico. There is ,however, the fact that there might be less racism here in Abilene than in the rest of Texas. I know that there were cases of racism that I heard about in New Mexico, but I have not come across this issue here in Texas. In fact the usually negative term ‘nigger’ is used more casually here in Texas where in New Mexico it was hushed and anyone who said it admonished. So I believe that the material covered by Faulkner has many southern motifs and values which correlate much more with Texas than where I grow up. So I would definitely say that because of the racial material covered in Faulkner reading it in Texas is much different than reading it elsewhere just because of the distinctions in society that I am surrounded by here.