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times (Faulkner). Fed up with Snopess carelessness and laziness-Harris provides wire for Snopes to repair his hog pen, but the man...

The entire story of the Bundren family is tragic with its tale of poverty in the South and a family whose members are so caught up...

lends variety to a work that otherwise might become monotonous. But in short stories, only one point of view is generally used, a...

of her life. One of the children asks her whats wrong: " I aint nothing but a nigger, Nancy said. It aint none of my fault " ("Tha...

In nine pages this essay discusses the consequences of time on the Compsons featured in The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner...

and "marrying well". In the twentieth century, however, the Compsons breed a retarded child; two of the siblings have an incestuou...

This paper examines the important role the past plays in Absalom, Absalom! a 1936 novel by William Faulkner in six pages. There a...

to acquire land that turns a profit from their constant toil. "...The land is made habitable and profitable for him by the black ...

In six pages this paper examines America's declining morality and also considers social corruption and the breakdown of the family...

In five pages the interaction between character and participation in an event that generates conflict is considered in 'Barn Burni...

This paper examines how the Bildungsroman or coming of age technique is employed by William Faulkner in the portrayal of his 11 ye...

In five pages this essay examines the influence of the Book of Genesis on such authors as William Faulkner and Thornton Wilder. T...

Northerners make such a big deal out of something that wasnt originally a big deal to Southerners at all. Bayards Granny, like man...

In 6 pages this paper discusses human and cosmic justice within the context of this novel by William Faulkner and also considers h...

In five pages the fictional representations of women featured in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and As I Lay Dying by Will...

indescribable evil. Symbols always present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Hawthornes repea...

This 10 page essay analyzes the characters presented by Faulkner and Gilman. The author of this essay contends that each of these...

or not he should warn the de Spains illustrate the strength of family loyalty or as Faulkner calls it "the old fierce pull of bloo...

In seven pages this paper examines how women are depicted as stereotypes in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and As I Lay Dy...

of comedic elements. As Addie Bundren lays dying her son Cash is busy building her coffin. This is, in many ways, a very powerf...

father -- by playing creatively on and within its margins" (239). According to Gwin, in the patriarchal order Faulkner has establ...

kills them when hes trying to pet them, not realizing his own strength. His strength, in fact, is his downfall - when he first mee...

common to the Old South. And, it is in this essentially foundation of control that we see who Emily is and see how she is clearly ...

The Hamlet is Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. This is a "dark world" that is haunted by the past, particularly the legacy of sl...

"exciting, gripping story of crime and bloodshed" (Anonymous PG) leaves the reader with many unanswered questions, which only serv...

Murry Falkner was interested in railroads, hunting and drinking, not necessarily in that order. Alcoholism was the Falkner family...

specifically, it was an obsession as opposed to true love. What distinguishes these from each other is the element of personal sa...

death, Addie exerts control over her family because they seek--by fulfilling her last wish--to somehow make a connection with her ...

overrule her inherent independence as a strong, black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats ...

cohesive literary glue that holds it all together. One of the ingredients of that glue is the use of language. His particular use ...