Percy's novel has succeeded in making a vivid image of the South as
             it was seen through his eyes and through his direct experience. As we have
             seen from the second quote, many of his conclusions have come from a direct
             contact with the local Southerners, be they black or white.
             The idea I wish to start with and build upon is that, as seen from
             his black playmates, "mere living may be delightful". Indeed, Percy, in
             direct contact with the black population, can and is entitled to believe
             that from their point of view, living is "delightful" because life is
             beautiful even in bad conditions. The text itself lets us believe that one
             can manage to draw the beautiful things in life, ignore the less beautiful
             and simply include them in the "scenery". It may be somewhat of a recipe
             of a happy living. On the other hand, the whites seem to have their hearts
             set on virtues that "make living worth while". If we look at the two
             perspectives on life, they may seem the same, however, it is my personal
             opinion that there is a pejorative note regarding the white aristocracy and
             their style of living. Seemingly the same with the black style, easy,
             drawing the best of life and of the life experience, in the case of the
             white aristocracy, there may be somewhat of a negative note. I am
             asserting this considering the fact that perhaps one would associate the
             "making living worth while" with debauchery and an easy style. In my
             opinion, what takes the form of a gay life experience for the blacks, in
             the case of the white population, the aristocratic lifestyle is vain and
             However, even if we consider the discussion above, Percy's intention,
             in my opinion, is to draw some of the characteristics of life in the South
             and to include these characteristics so as to describe not blacks or
             whites, but Southerners, with their way of regarding life as a worthwhile
             experience, as he himself ...