Styron

Gray

-provided clarity

Gray Vs. Styron

-wrote Confessions of Nat Turner for factual evidence purposes and to display truth

-romanticized version of the story for entertainment purposes and included a love interest

-caused controversy

Gray's tone is an informative, formal one, presumably without error or inaccuracy.

-informed public of Nat Turner rebellion

-both authors well-known from this

-uninfluenced by gender, class, education or race because intent was to present fact-based evidence

-influenced by white race and sees rebellion as insanity without purpose

-influenced by class and added romantic relationship between black Turner and white girl

Styron tone is a more whimsical, romanticized one, geared towards entertainment