This story describes the vulgarity or grotesqueness of modern life. I think Eudora Welty uses a beauty salon and a freak to show the miniature of the southern American town. I think that Lyotard, a beautician, and beautician, encouraged her customers to show their vanity and stinginess. Leota tells her customer about her new tenant and friend, Mrs. Pike. At first, the two gossips politely, I think when Leota notices that Mrs. Fletcher's hair is falling out, probably due to her pregnant rather than the perm she got the week before, The atmosphere changes from friendly to hostile. Suddenly, Mrs. Fletcher becomes annoyed by the fact that she has become the talk of the town and is furious when she gets to know that it was the observant Mrs. Pike who noticed her belly. Leota became an arrogant, cynical person, and her concern for her customers was only good for her. …show more content…
Perret, a rapist in this story, is not the only "Petrified man" in the story of Willy. I think that every male character, except the Billy boy, has turned into a manly strong man in her own way, and this woman has dominated the male image in an unhealthy way in his life. In the final scene of the story, will leave it to Billy's kid for the final words, which is a rhetorical question about motivation. I think he is the only person in the story who can speak without any prejudice or gesture and explains the theme of the story. When self is placed at the center of human relationships, basic human dignity