I liked An Odor of Verbena I wish we had had time to read the whole series of stories maybe then we would have had a better understanding of the characters, but I still liked the reading. The thought came to me after class, and it was kind of shared in discussion but not really, that Mr. Redmond had planned on doing the two shots then leaving even before Bayard entered and showed that he had no gun. I think that the shots might have been warning shots for Bayard to stay back but also it showed to the whole town that was listening that the duel happened. The two shots were shot even though not everyone would know who shot first they at least knew it happened. Mr. Redmond disappeared perhaps so that people would have thought that he died in the duel. Perhaps Mr. Redmond was tired of killing too and he just wanted an easy life away from the old Southern ways.
On a different note, I have figured out roughly what my final project is and I'm asking for input from y'all if you have any ideas. I want to write a character analysis essay on Dewey Dell but with music. Since it's hard to describe her character in words, seeing as how she didn't really have a voice in the story, my plan is to describe her through song and then analyze both medias to figure out what is going on in her head. In an earlier post I had mentioned how a song from Les Miserables came to mind when she found out her mother died. If anyone has any other songs I'd be glad to hear them. Thanks.
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