Eudora Welty
...tay.” from A Worn Path. When we read Welty’s stories, we know that she is truly a master of the southern dialect and that she uses that dialect to make the story feel more realistic. Growing up in the southern atmosphere gave Welty an edge on writing in a way that will place the reader in the story and the environment. Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi and when she was older she was employed at the Works Progress administration which let her travel all over Mississippi. Traveling and taking photographs was very important to her and her writing. She learned about the land and the people. Knowing about the south gave Welty the ability to let her stories become filled with subject of the south. Many of Welty’s stories take place in small southern towns. For example, Welty’s The Ponder Heart takes place in the small town of Clay, Mississippi. Losing Battles is set in the home of a woman in Banner, Mississippi. Without Eudora Welty’s knowledge of the south, her stories would not be what they are today. What sets Welty apart from other southern writers is that she gives the reader a small piece of the southern surroundings and in such a way that it lets the reader paint a mental picture of the south in their mind. Eudora Welty knows about the southern life. She has witnessed the southern life first hand because she has lived it. So it is no surprise that Welty’s stories are about how life is in the south. In each of her stories the reader will find some piece of southern life. Her story, Losing Battles, is about three generations of descendants gathering together on a Sunday in August. In this story, she draws on a lifetime of watching the people of the ...