Rayford Publishing

Sirk was preoccupied with the theme of defeat. The three central characters of Pylon, a short story by Faulkner, each embodying a manifestation of his recurring theme: An ace pilot from WWI, a young midwestern woman, and an alcoholic reporter were looking for something to bring a meaning to their lives. In the final cross-cutting between Roger’s fatal crash and Jack’s carnival ride Sirk juxtaposes spectacle with tragedy depicting Mardi Gras is not an allegory, but the realit