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tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...

fundamental structure of the story. These inferences help the reader to understand the symbolic messages hidden within the framew...

she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...

In seven pages this paper examines the history of the Old South as it reveals intself in William Faulkner's short story. Four oth...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the theme of insanity is depicted within the characterization of Emily and her mental illness. ...

In five pages this paper examines decay and death in a thematic analysis of this famous short story by William Faulkner particular...

In five pages this paper examines the conflict between protagonist Emily Grierson and her hometown in an analysis of this short st...

The supposed madness of the titled protagonist is the focus of this paper consisting of six pages and evaluates whether or not she...

at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...

were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...

the community as an oddity, "a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (Faulkner 433). She ...

reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...

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

ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...

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...

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...

Faulkner writes that the druggist questions Emily about the use of the arsenic and explains that he by law must ask her about her ...

and we cant go to her house. Im married and we cant go to my house. The Holiday Inn charges $98. The Hilton charges $139. We do it...

This research paper examines Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and how the characterization of this novel's main character denies thi...

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...

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

"Essentialism" has been defined as the "belief that sexuality is purely a natural phenomenon, outside of culture and society, made...

European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

did not try to respect her or help her, indicating they merely thought she was odd. No one bothered to try to understand her neces...

each. An allegory, while closely associated with symbols or symbolism, is a unique literary element in that everything within the...

utterly free. When Emily discovers that her boyfriend is gay, her instant fear of what the community would think of her leads he...

waiter, like the old man who is their customer, has no connections in the world. While Della and James have love and a deep inti...

Tylor asserts that in order to assess a culture, one must approach it from an objective standpoint: if one does not do so, ones ow...

the feeling that the poet is engaging the reader in a secret and private conversation. One has the feeling that, in the breaks pro...

otherworldly and immovable. She is not a fully functioning human being. Louise Mallard is also damaged, but her weakness is physi...