1. Rick Bragg - The Voice of the South
Bragg had an almost Hemingway-like compulsion to be on the scene "in the action" of whatever he wrote about. ... Though Welty mostly published fiction, she wrote a nonfiction book On Writing in which she instructs beginning writers of all genres on the subject of style. ... Like Charles Dickens who wrote A Christmas Carol to draw attention to class discrimination, greed, and want, Rick also puts a face on poverty. ... In a feature article called "For Better Or Worse,"" Rick wrote for "Garden and Gun," his tone is sardonic for humorous effect. ...
- Word Count: 4108
- Approx Pages: 16
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School