The Golden Apples

The stories form an interrelated cycle, which explores the economic and social plight of the fictional Morgana Mississippi:[1] “Shower of Gold”; “June Recital”; “Sir Rabbit”; “Moon Lake”; “The Whole World Knows”; “Music from Spain” and “The Wanderers.” The stories use shared themes and other literary devices to ensure that the stories operate as a unified whole.

[2] One reviewer noted that "Allusion and metaphor hang as thick as Spanish moss in Welty's prose.

"[3] Reexamining the collection in 2011, The Independent critic David Evans described the collection as evocative, "But it is her vivid evocations of nature that linger.

"[1] Another 2011 review in The Guardian wrote that the collection is "brilliantly capturing the precise timbre of a fleeting moment and revealing its startling load.

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