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In an analysis of "Lo!" Edmund L. Volpe says, "Faulkner skillfully uses irony and rich comedy to expose the tragic violations by white Americans of the rights and freedom of minority groups." Do you agree? Explain how this irony and comedy might be used in the story.
Throughout "Lo!" Faulkner plays up the comedy of two very different cultures coming into contact with each other—for example, the President's wife being embarrassed by the Indians' states of undress when she has visitors, or the President being mocked by his staff for the costume he received from Weddel/Vidal. The comedy is at its most potent when the President puts on a showy fake trial to appease the...
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