Queens

There Was a Queen written by Faulkner kept me interested the entire time. It was attention-grabbing to see a world of women living together because of their lost husbands and grandfathers and other male kin. The only male that is left is Narcissa’s son Bory. This story accurately displays the ongoing battles females have not only with men, but with other females. The generality of the male and female relationship is delved into as well as the relationship that a mother and a son can possess.
Throughout the story there were plenty of times the old woman would make strange and off toned remarks to Narcissa. For example, when Narcissa is trying to tell her about the letters she interrupts her and says, “If it’s marriage, I told you. I told you five years ago that I wouldn’t blame you.” Throughout the next few paragraphs the old woman continues to tell her niece that she would not blame her. The assumption that a man must and will make a woman happy is absurd. This seems like a very cold hearted thing for a relative to say to their kin.
It is also said by the old woman and by Elnora that Narcissa will “never be a Sartoris.” This battle between the household is ridiculous, how could a woman treat a member of their family with such rude remarks. This story represents a struggle that women faced back then and are still facing in the present day. If the war between females does not stop, and we do not support one another, progress will not continue.