Friday, July 24, 2009
Jean Ah Poquelin
In Jean Ah Poquelin, Cable compares the change in the old South versus the new South through contrasting the character and appearance in Jean Poquelin and Jacques Poquelin. At the beginning of the story the setting tells us the point of view in New Orleans society. “When the newly established American Government was the most hateful thing in Louisiana” We see the conflict and frustration of having the new American Government, new policy, and urbanization especially in Jean. Jean Poquelin’s strong, not-willing-to change character perfectly demonstrated the value of the old Southerners. The town people, the developers, and everything are forcing Jean to change.
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I definitely see the struggle between the old versus the new south as well. I feel like the southern gothic genre focuses many of its themes on this topic to show the struggle. It's always interesting to see which side the author ultimately takes.
ReplyDeleteI do see the war against the north and south. Jean is standing up for what he believes in and little White is the archetype because he is white but stands up for the Creole people such as Jean and Jacque. It is also weird how the creole people end up turning on eachother and kill Jean themselves.
ReplyDeleteCan someone help me? What set Jean-ah Poquelin aside from the rest of characters?
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