Misunderstanding Criticism

aided and abetted by the witness of one'snforefathers---^in this instance Mr. Brooksnhimself talking about theme, character,nplot in selected stories and novels of angreat novelist. It is our good fortune (andnFaulkner's) that Mr. Brooks is himselfnSouthern; he knows firsthand the languagenand customs Faulkner draws uponnand often assumes . . .