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Did it really happen? William Faulkner wrote the short story Dry September in 1931. The story describes a lynch mob forming on a hot September evening, due to an alleged rape. Without actually saying so William Faulkner leads me as a reader, to believe that the rape of Miss Minnie Cooper never actually took place. In the following text I will try to substantiate me beliefs. As a Southern writer, Faulkner uses the so called White Goddess concept to explain the tragic event that oh-so hot day in September. Fact physical1 Dry September" clearly shows the horrible miscarriages of justice that prejudice can cause. Although the story revolves around the killing of Will Mayes, the actual act of killing is omitted in order to keep our attention focused on the causes of the violence, Completely unpleasantness In its simplest form, the White Goddess concept refers to any "lily-white" Southern woman, who is raised in...

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