Conroy's novel fits firmly within the Southern writing tradition. It varies in the aspect of its realism, presented within the romance which is the South.
Conroy demythologizes the South by adequately portraying the source of its self-dissatisfaction.
He employs the technique of using characters to represent various aspects.....
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