Keys to the Archive: Miss Jane PittmanMain MenuAboutIntroductionKeyword EntriesThe CollectionsBibliographyDavid Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674
Author As Editor?
12019-12-04T19:41:25+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b0667443plain2019-12-04T19:46:32+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674The signature on the second draft includes just the initials E.J. This change represents Gaines's first attempt to streamline the introduction by cutting three of the four interviewers and focusing on just the frame narrator. By using his own first two initials, Gaines invites readers to associate the frame narrator with the author, creating some ambiguity over the fictionality of the autobiography.
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1media/Folder 5-71, Pg 11_thumb.jpg2019-12-03T21:10:40+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674Introduction Draft 2, Page 111Ernest J. Gaines Center, Folder 5-71media/Folder 5-71, Pg 11.jpgplain2019-12-03T21:10:40+00:00David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674