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It was almost like she wanted to paint the whole South as not a good place. I thought what happened to young Daisy could have happened anywhere, but I was curious why the city, or even the state wasn't named.
I thought it was because the author didn't want to offend anyone or get something about the location wrong. The general south descriptor allowed her to paint a picture of Daisy with the accent and southern hospitality without offending someone if she got the particulars wrong about a specific location. For example, saying Daisy is a Georgia peach then someone from Georgia saying you have it all wrong.
I never questioned it actually. Being from the Midwest it is a natural way to talk. Oh you are from the South? I’m from the Midwest lol. Reese Witherspoon, Kelly Clarkson are always saying I’m southern, or I’m from the South. They never say where.
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I live in the South but am not Southern (military brat). I hail from Virginia but now live in North Carolina. The area I’m from in Virginia isn’t even close to being considered Southern but here in Greensboro, it is. I’ve spent a lot of time for business in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Lived in Kentucky and Georgia as a young girl. They’re distinctly different depending on where you are. I think it was a mistake for Ashley to lump them all into one. That fits a stereotype.
Based on the accent used by the narrator for Daisy, I immediately heard Tennessee mountains. If she wanted me to think differently, she needed to clarify.
A good question. I am leaning toward Ashley not wanting to offend anyone, but as Jonetta says, She does overgeneralize and stereotype Daisy with her portrayals of "the South".
I think a lot of authors lump everyone in a southern state together. Like you, I thought Tennessee mountains because of the narrators accent, but if I read the book, I wouldn't have a clue.
Not being from the US, I would not be able to distinguish any of the Southern accents. To my untrained and unknowledgeable ear, people from Georgia, Alabama or Tennessee all sound the same. I can, however, tell the difference between a South African and an Australian accent (even though they sound identical at first), lol!
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Georgia and Alabama accents sound similar but very different from Tennessee.
Sharon wrote: "I think a lot of authors lump everyone in a southern state together. Like you, I thought Tennessee mountains because of the narrators accent, but if I read the book, I wouldn't have a clue."I think people from the south lump themselves together and stereotype themselves, like I said about Reese and Kelly. Like being “Southern” explains it all. I don’t consider it a bad stereotype.
Jonetta wrote: "Believe it or not, Lauren, I’ve learned to hear the difference between a South Africa and Australian accent. It’s subtle but it’s there (my niece lives in Australia and we visited)."Cool!
Yes, there are certain words that make it easier to tell who is from where - "milk" for example. South Africans tend to pronounce every letter in a word and do not swallow sounds like many other speakers of English.
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I've always considered myself to be a Southern Girl. I was born in Arkansas and raised in Southern California. I don't have an accent, but I can trot out an authentic one when I want to. My girls just love it when I lay my Southern sweetness on a rude person and end with "well, bless your heart."
Sharon wrote: "I thought it was because the author didn't want to offend anyone or get something about the location wrong. The general south descriptor allowed her to paint a picture of Daisy with the accent an..."
I agree with Sharon on this one.
