During the 1950s segregation was ongoing, everyone had their own schools, libraries, toilets, parks etc. After the 1950s segregation stopped thanks to equal rights and discrimination against skin color was against the law. However, problems still exist today; they have expanded beyond race to homosexuality and cultural differences. In “Dry September” Faulkner presents the violent impact of racism in society. Its theme is relevant to our society today where violent incidents based on prejudiced opinions between people of different skin colour, sexuality and culture still occur. First, racism is represented in "Dry September" through Minnie Cooper (white) versus Will Mayes (black). A white person against a black person is the setting, but it begins with a rumor that Miss Minnie has been attacked by Will Mayes, a black man. The barber claims to know Will Mayes who "is a good nigger" (1.2). Even though he defends Will, the barber uses the "N" word. Because of his defense of Will, the group of white men called him, “You damn nigger lover” (1.15). The quote shows that men remained true to their skin color, knowing that Minnie had made up the story. The men were racist, they didn't like "blacks", as history shows. They didn't want to send the wrong message to other white people and the woman. They didn't want white people to think it was okay for a black man, much less a man, to attack a woman. which was Southern history at the time, “whatever the basis, however, it is too simplistic to dismiss literary versions of the narrative pattern as a mere byproduct of the racial hysteria of the historic South” ( Imaginary Rape and the Violent “Other” ). The Southern story used in the short story “Dry September”...... middle of paper...... t for example people with white skin are called crackers, Hispanics are called wet bags or beans in the world of Today . They are all offensive words, but “Dry September” was about discrimination, using offensive thoughts and words towards others. Although Faulkner used racism, sexism, and culture in “Dry September,” these were connected to what he experienced. Faulkner used this language to portray the things he experienced and saw. The themes show that he wanted others to understand what others might be going through. For him it was a way to show discrimination through racism, culture in the use of words and sexism of males against females. The story also somehow portrays how it is relevant to today's society, can be used differently and shows that prejudices continue to spread, but not just from history or stories, but in today's world.