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Discussion of themes and motifs in eudora weltys the optimists daughter. Online book the optimists daughter by eudora welty. It was first published as a long story in the new yorker in march 1969 and was subsequently revised and published in book form in 1972. Buy the optimists daughter virago modern classics new ed by eudora welty, helen. This pulitzer prizewinning novel tells the story of laurel mckelva hand, a young woman who has left the south and retur. The optimist s daughter is the story of laurel mckelva hand, a young woman who has left the south and returns, years later, to new orleans, where her father is dying. Readers guide developed by lee anne bryan, former education and outreach specialist for the eudora welty house and garden 1. The central focus is placed on laurel hands realization that ones memories are the best way to stay. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The optimists daugh ter by welty, eudora, 19092001. The optimists daughter is typically analyzed through the themes of memory and vision. The optimists daughter by eudora welty on free audio book. Read the optimists daughter by eudora welty available from rakuten kobo.