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necessarily as depressing as one could envision in relationship to the process of dying and the construction of a coffin outside h...

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

child, which is further emphasized by his stiff nature. All of these symbolic descriptions lay the foundation for understanding th...

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

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...

(Faulkner). In the story of Miss Brill one does not see her as a tradition of the people, a sort of monument to an Old South bec...

fourth section is told by their black servants who give an outsiders look to these individuals who are undergoing change and obvio...

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...

judge asks if he can produce the black man, Harris said no, he was a stranger; then he says "Get that boy up here. He knows" (Faul...

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...

a feeling that his ferocious conviction in the rightness of his own actions would be of advantage to all whose interest lies with ...

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 ...

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...

coming of age and seeking an enlightened path, in the Freudian lens the boy is clearly trying to somehow come to terms with himsel...

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 ...

had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...

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

deathly lit environment gives the mention of rose a very sad and lonely tone. While people may, at first, immediately think the ...

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...

This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...

This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...

An analysis consisting of five pages compares the ways in which three protagonists attempt to improve their lives. The works exam...

5 pages and 1 source used. This paper provides an overview of the basic characteristics and central themes related to the charact...

In six pages the concept of freedom through death as a release from life's hardships is examined through such works as William Fau...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

In five pages this paper examines how William Faulkner's character Col. John Sartoris is presented somewhat differently in an anal...

This paper discusses the character of Emily in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.' This five page paper has no outside referen...