Pantaloon in Black

In class, I wanted to discuss more of what the sheriff and his wife were discussing in part two.  I thought it gave a clear view of what happened to Rider. Even though this section wasn’t very long, I feel like I got more information from the Sheriff’s narration than from Rider’s part.  One thing that the sheriff said, that really bothered me was that he didn’t think African Americans had any feelings. He also said although they looked human and stood up like humans, they didn’t act like humans.  This section really made me think WHOA, how could people think that of others just because of their skin color. Faulkner allows us to see the thoughts of whites vs. blacks back in that time period.  Another thing that I liked about Faulkner’s Pantaloon in Black was the detail and imagery he gave.  When Faulkner was describing what Rider looked like and what he was wearing, it gave a full image in my brain as to what Rider really looked like.  Also, the way he describes the nature and use of dialect struck my attention.  It really gives readers a glimpse of how people talked back then.