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Essays 61 - 90
reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...
as a proper Southern lady, with the pretention of adhering to a moral code above that of the common person, but in reality, she fo...
great deal of literature there is a foundation that is laid in relationship to a community. The community is a part of the setting...
had died, the reader recognizes that Emily must always live in that Old South because of her father and his demands. But, at the s...
the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...
This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...
and we do see a wonderful complexity that is both subtle and descriptive. We see this in the opening sentence, which is seems to b...
If the reader proves victorious at ascertaining the entire concept as a whole, while comprehending the connection of the detailed ...
gloried in the proud history of the plantation South that secured a place of honor for the aristocrat, and yet he abhorred the opp...
of the careful construction lends enough credibility for the reader to suspend disbelief, but all the while, when one backs up to ...
content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...
so strongly rooted in the collective consciousness that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethica...
In five pages this essay examines Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and 'A Rose for Emily' as they represent the themes of death and love....
Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...
spirit of her brother and grandfathers abolitionist movement, however, this attempt is only an extension of what two strong men be...
strong in any respect, and there is no indication that the bonds are tight within this family. This changes when Caddy really app...
oppressed. Later in the story the reader learns of how Emily was not allowed to have male suitors and how her only responsibilit...
that Faulkner is telling. We can only speculate as to his reasons for not allowing her to speak directly and instead relying on ot...
there are certain things a person must do, certain things a man must feel and never turn away from. So many men were lost in their...
are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...
chose to make his sentences histories of actual perceptions and thoughts, an accomplishment recognized by biographer Carlos Baker,...
like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...
fighter due to the story regarding her missing teeth. In that incident she was demanding that an individual pay her for the work s...
the characters talk and interact creates a very different setting for the story. It also limits how we envision the story that unf...
as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out with another woman. When he returns, Emily poisons him with arsenic. Finally, she closes ...
her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...
did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...
living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...
South in some way" (William Faulkner). For example, "If he is talking about a child, it is a child in the South. If Faulkner is w...