Disconnected
The two short stories entitled “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather focus on two main characters. Both Faulkner and Cather use their characters to prove a point or an outcome of a theory. Williams Faulkner uses Emily as his main character. Emily is a beautiful girl who used to live with her father. On the other hand Willa Cather used Paul as his main character. Paul is a high school student who also used to live with his father. Both stories focus on one main factor. In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather both main characters were misunderstood by many aspects.
In the first story RE the revealing of Emily’s background connects us to main theme of her …show more content…
Each character has a specific appearance in both stories that represent their mysteries. The symbol Faulkner used for Emily was dust. In general dust is known as ashes. Dust signified Emily through the conclusion of the story, the author stated “we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head …… invisible dust and acrid in the nostrils, we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair” (V). Faulkner used invisible dust to indicate the presence of Emily. Therefore, dust was a significant symbol of RE. In PC Cather used Carnations as a symbol. A carnation also represents Paul’s lifetime. As Paul was attempting the suicide Cather illustrated the imagery of “the carnations in his coat were drooping with cold, he noticed; their red glory all over”. The flowers were dying. Their color was ending. As Paul commits suicide the carnations were losing their presence. Both Faulkner and Cather used a simple symbol to represent their main characters in the stories. The presence of Paul and Emily was determined by the two …show more content…
The characters were obscured in their time. Emily and Paul was not the product of the time where the stories took place. Both characters were misunderstood. For example Paul’s was misunderstood by many people. His teachers always questioned his physical appearance. Emily on the other hand was misunderstood by her actions, and her secrets. Emily’s neighbors always were trying to figure her life. In both stories Emily and Paul were misplaced and not fitting in. Experiencing the conflict of not fitting in had leaded both characters to
The two short stories entitled “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather focus on two main characters. Both Faulkner and Cather use their characters to prove a point or an outcome of a theory. Williams Faulkner uses Emily as his main character. Emily is a beautiful girl who used to live with her father. On the other hand Willa Cather used Paul as his main character. Paul is a high school student who also used to live with his father. Both stories focus on one main factor. In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather both main characters were misunderstood by many aspects.
In the first story RE the revealing of Emily’s background connects us to main theme of her …show more content…
Each character has a specific appearance in both stories that represent their mysteries. The symbol Faulkner used for Emily was dust. In general dust is known as ashes. Dust signified Emily through the conclusion of the story, the author stated “we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head …… invisible dust and acrid in the nostrils, we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair” (V). Faulkner used invisible dust to indicate the presence of Emily. Therefore, dust was a significant symbol of RE. In PC Cather used Carnations as a symbol. A carnation also represents Paul’s lifetime. As Paul was attempting the suicide Cather illustrated the imagery of “the carnations in his coat were drooping with cold, he noticed; their red glory all over”. The flowers were dying. Their color was ending. As Paul commits suicide the carnations were losing their presence. Both Faulkner and Cather used a simple symbol to represent their main characters in the stories. The presence of Paul and Emily was determined by the two …show more content…
The characters were obscured in their time. Emily and Paul was not the product of the time where the stories took place. Both characters were misunderstood. For example Paul’s was misunderstood by many people. His teachers always questioned his physical appearance. Emily on the other hand was misunderstood by her actions, and her secrets. Emily’s neighbors always were trying to figure her life. In both stories Emily and Paul were misplaced and not fitting in. Experiencing the conflict of not fitting in had leaded both characters to