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Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Fathers and Sons - The Relationship Explored in Three Literary Works

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

Characters Analyzed in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Character strengths and weaknesses and their family relationships are examined in this analysis of As I Lay Dying by William Faulk...

Darl as a Tragic Hero in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

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...

For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang

Durang's satire of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is considered in this report of five pages in which the author's succes...

Women and Chaucer's Attitudes in The Canterbury Tales

In three pages this essay considers how Chaucer offered an insightful commentary regarding medieval society's view of women in the...

Past in Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner

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

Sutpen's Character in Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner

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

Symbolism in 'The Bear' by William Faulkner

This paper analyzes how symbols and illusions are used in 'The Bear,' a short story by William Faulkner, in five pages. Two sourc...

Bildungsroman or Coming of Age in The Reivers by William Faulkner

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

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner and Time

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

Short Stories by William Faulkner Compared

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...

The Hamlet Novel Analysis

In a paper consisting of seven and a half pages the ways in which the transition from Old to New South are conveyed by William Fau...

The Unvanquished by William Faulkner and Perceptions of Southern Women's Roles

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

Emily Dickinson's Views on Death Expressed in Her Poetry

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Emily Dickinson's contention that one should live life to the fullest and not be constrained by f...

Policies of Birth Control in China

In eight pages the philosophical views of Pythagoras, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill are applied to an exploration of the bir...

U.S., Social Corruption, and Morality on the Decline

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

Conflict and Characterization in Faulkner, Joyce, and James

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

Cultural Influence of the Book Of Genesis

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

Critical Comparison of Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these two German theorists in a discussion of their views on society's functions, s...

Literature and Analysis of Character, Theme, Symbols, and Setting

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

Sanctuary by William Faulkner and Justice

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

Margaret Atwood, William Faulkner and Their Fictional Depictions of Women

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

Characterizations and Settings of 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

This story by William Faulkner is examined in 5 pages in which characterizations and settings are analyzed. There are 5 sources c...

Faulkner's Comedy

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

Revelation of Colonel Sartoris Snopes in 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

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...

Women and Stereotypes

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...

Reverent Hightower in Light in August by William Faulkner

also clear that he has suffered at the hands of the townspeople. Mostly, Hightower wants to be left alone and suffer in his emotio...

Women's Studies and 'In Defence of Elitism' by William A. Henry

and every person. To say that women had to fight for their existence within a patriarchal world would be a gross understate...

'The Soul Selects Her Own Society' by Emily Dickinson

just a few words (McConnell). The first stanza shows the thesis. The soul or the individual person is sovereign in deciding who ...