27 pages 54-minute read

William Faulkner

The Bear

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1942

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The Mississippi wilderness holds ancient secrets and moral reckonings in Faulkner's powerful tale of young Isaac McCaslin's journey from boyhood to manhood. Test your understanding of this complex story that weaves together themes of nature, heritage, and the weight of ancestral sins.

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