Literary scholars view the tragic events in Noon Wine as an allusion to the Greek structure of dramatic tragedy, in which a hero suffers a terrible fate caused by his/her own self. Critics also view the character of Homer T. Hatch as Thompson's doppelganger, interpreting the conflict between them as a psychological battle between warring aspects of Thompson's personality. Hatch seems to reflect darker aspects of Thompson's mind, distorting and accentuating them in a manner that is unbearable to Thompson（Wynn, 1975）. Some educators claim that “Noon Wine”deals primarily with human fallibility. In Noon Wine Porter examines the theme of guilt, the adulterated nature of human motivation(2004). David Yost, however, focused on themes of nationalism and nativism by analyzing both the hypocrisies of nativist reasoning as well as the violence that the story inexorably creates(2011). Similarly, M. Wynn Thomas, who builds his insightful analysis of the novella around the repeated use of the word "stranger," sees the discussion of foreignness as a theological metaphor for alienation and estrangement, "the fateful privacy of meaning" in God's world (1975:159), rather than as a commentary on the politics of race and immigration(1975). Darlene Harbour Unrue reads the moment similarly, seeing the labels of "stranger" and "foreigner" as symbolizing the isolation inherent in "basic human nature," rather than in a specific political context.

As for stylistic skills, some readings usefully contrast the verbal styles of main characters. Janis P. Stout, for example, contrasts Hatch's garrulousness with Helton's taciturnity and observes how Mr. Thompson finds himself caught between these two extremes (1990:212), while Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr. focuses his reading on Hatch's and Thompson's failures of storytelling (1993:144-145).

So there is merely no study interpreting the tittle's implication, except for Porter's explanation of the analogy of Noon Wine and characters Helton and Thompson.

The target of this paper is dealing with the tittle's implication, in order to better understand South American literature at the end of 19 century.

Therefore, before writing this paper, it is necessary to refer to as more as possible relevant researches and any other information. secondly, interpret the conflicts and characters of the novel. Next, analyze the song Noon Wine and its implied meaning. Then follow the implication and understand its themes. In sum, research techniques used here include: documentation, comparison, and descriptive analysis.

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