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While this may be one way of looking at the story, and the character of Emily, it seems to lack strength in light of the fact that...

particularly with the theme of human vanity and the transience of life." The student also notes that there is a sense of wealth se...

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

and taken blood from both. He tries to convince her that to give in to him, to give him herself, has been ultimately blessed by th...

men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be...

of the story escalates the tension that is associated with this part of the narrative. There is considerable irony in the attitu...

is also presented in a manner that makes the reader see what a sad and lonely life she has likely led. This is generally inferred ...

they sneak away; here the reference is to an angry and implacable god who is ready to strike down those who disobey. The second r...

she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...

he will bring the excitement back into her life. When she gives him a cutting from her prized mums to give to another woman (its a...

of four lines known as quatrains, and each stanza comprised of alternating iambs or an unstressed syllable immediately followed by...

flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...

of people. Buffet really does not use any specific strategies to maintain his status and influence. He doesnt have to. It is re...

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...

that a womans association with a man is what defined women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, Emily was le...

- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...

the backcountry, where the weather gets very dry and then, pass on any of their costs to customers instead of holding the company ...

expensive toy store. The children are amazed, as this gives them a glimpse of another world and lifestyle that is totally alien ...

late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...

literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

This 3 page paper gives an explanation of the essay by Mike Rose about blue-collar workers and intelligence. This paper includes e...

This paper reviews two popular web sites and comments on the information they include about the use of the rose in traditional med...

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...

Jesus is an historical figure. He lived on earth, He called His disciples, He died, and He rose from the dead. The events reported...

This essay looks at "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and presents the argument that this story presents a critique of Southe...

hoping no gambling is occurring, thus there is no sensible regulation. As a result, we dont protect the integrity of any game bec...

the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...

extent to which she, as an unchanging artifact of her own times, is overpowered by death despite struggling against it at all poin...