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Yoknapatawpha Countyappears in various stories

This is the imaginary county in which the stories "Shingles for the Lord," "A Rose for Emily" and :"Shall Not Perish" are set.

WPAappears in Shingles for the Lord

This is the government work program created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the time of the Great Depression in order to give people jobs and a source of income.

Jeffersonappears in A Rose for Emily

This is the county seat of Faulkner's imagined county in which three of the stories take place.

Frenchman's Bendappears in Shall Not Perish

This is the area of Faulkner's imaginary county where the Grier family lives.

Slippers with Red Heelsappears in Red Leaves

This is the gift given to Moketubbe by his father when he becomes chief of his Indian tribe.

The Steamboatappears in Red Leaves

This is bought by Indian Chief Doom to be his house, and...

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