Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner), 5 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain), 3 Appalachian women, characteristics of, 42, 45, 52 Apter,Terri, 9 Ashdown, Paul, 51 “backward glance” reference by Allen Tate to writers of the Southern Renascence : in Gone with the Wind, 78; in scene from Cold Mountain, 54–55 Bakerman, Jane S., 111 Barren Ground (Ellen Glasgow), 7; breaks with southern literary conventions , 61; reviews of 61, 88; significance of title of, 87–88; characters— Bob Ellgood, 79; Dorinda Oakley : achieves momentary closeness with Nathan Pedlar, 81, satisfying life, 7, 8; compared with Scarlett O’Hara, 59–60, 61–62, 64–65, 66–70, 74–76, 81–82, 83–84; defies social expectations , 14; develops distaste for sex, 75; expresses antiwar sentiments, 78–79; marries for strictly practical reasons, 79, 80; perceived as failure in early reviews, 88; relationship of, with her mother, 64–65; romantic fantasies of, 66–69, 71–72; seen as equipped with survival skills, 74; surrenders romantic fulfillment in return for security of land, 86; turns to farming, 76; viewed more positively by recent critics, 88; Eudora Oakley, 68; compared with Ellen O’Hara, 62–64; Fluvanna, 88, 89; Geneva Ellgood: compared with Melanie Wilkes, 66, 67; Jason Greylock, 7, 66, 67, 68, 69, 77; compared with Ashley Wilkes, 72–73, with Rhett Butler, 84–85; death of, elicits remorse in Dorinda, 85; failed condition of, at conclusion of novel, 84, 85; John Abner, 73; Joshua Oakley, 77; compared with Gerald O’Hara, 70; Matthew Fairlamb, 69, 72, 86; Miss Tabitha, 72; Mrs. Faraday, 75; Nathan Pedlar, 8, 79; death of, 81, 82; in platonic marriage to Dorinda, 80 Beloved (Toni Morrison), 92 Bernikow, Louise, 100 Beye, Charles Rowan, 49 Black Cove (setting of Cold Mountain), 44, 47 Bleich, David, 1 Bluest Eye, The (Toni Morrison), 92 Bon (character in Absalom, Absalom!), 5 Index 154 Index Bond,Tonette L., 80 Bottom, the (neighborhood setting of Sula), 15, 91 Brock, H. I., 61, 88 Buma, Pascal P., 110 Cardon, Laura S., 38–39, 41 Carraway, Nick (character in The Great Gatsby), 10 Certain Measure, A (Ellen Glasgow): 61, 33, 34, 74 Christian, Barbara, 91, 97 Civil War and active role of women: emphasized in Cold Mountain, 36; recognized in Gone with the Wind, 37–38 Cold Mountain (movie), 13; contrasted with novel, 36; roundtable discussion of, 4, 36, 37, 50 Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier): avoids issue of slavery, 4; contrasted with movie version, 36; epilogue of, 35, 48; reviews of, 38; untraditional ending of, 6, 35, 47, 54; characters—Ada Monroe: compared with Scarlett O’Hara, 41, 48, 51; development of, 48, 51; develops nurturing relationship with Ruby Thewes, 6, 13, 41, 43, 44; discovers satisfying life, 7, 35, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54; expresses antiwar sentiments, 52–53; is ill-prepared for privation during Civil War, 41; and institution of slavery, 4; Goat Woman, 48, 53; Inman: believes himself corrupted by war experiences, 50, 53; death of, 37, 46, 56; expresses antiwar sentiments, 52–53; and institution of slavery, 4, 13; Mrs. McKennet, 53; Ruby Thewes: asserts ability to survive without men, 44–45; develops nurturing relationship with Ada Monroe, 6–7, 13, 42–43, 44; portrayed as indomitable, 42; Stobrod, 45; Swangers, 54, 55; Swimmer, 55 Coleman, Alisha R., 111 Commager, Henry Steele, 18 Compson, Quentin (character in Absalom , Absalom!), 5 “constricting” relationships, 93, 94 Crawford, Martin, 43, 51, 111 Creadick, Anna, 36 Crutchfield, John, 4, 37, 50 Deer, Harriet A. and Irving, 61 Denard, Carolyn C., 9, 91, 92, 93, 106, 108 Edwards, Anne, 60 Egenriether, Ann E., 4, 41, 118, 122 Eichenbaum, Luise, 44, 91–92, 93 Farca, Paula Anca, 31, 56, 109 Faulkner, William, 5 Faust, Drew Gilpin, 6, 104 Fincastle, Ada (character in Vein of Iron), 60 Five Oaks (plantation in Barren Ground) contrasted with Twelve Oaks in Gone with the Wind, 70–71 Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth, 3, 19–20, 28, 30, 115 Frazier, Charles, 33; avoids issue of slavery, 4; focuses on role of female characters during Civil War, 38; interview of, 47 friendship (among women): changing attitudes toward, 91–92; emphasized in Cold Mountain, 36, 42, 43; often seen as secondary to romantic love, 8, 9, 33, 46, 92, 94, 95; recognized as valuable relationship, 93; seen duplicating aspects of mother-daughter love, 44; superseded by marriage, sexual relations, 93; trivialized by cultural emphasis on heterosexual relationships, 99 Fultz, Lucille P., 109 [52.23.203.254] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 07:53 GMT) Index 155 Gable, Clark...