Daniel Faulkner

Southern Gothic Literature is a genre of literature that takes place in the south, usually dealing with twisted and despondent elements. Existing “in a crummy little sh-ttown in Alabama, called Woodstock,” as John B. McLemore calls it, is “S-Town,” a podcast with narration by Brian Reed. Instead of being a classic piece of Southern Gothic Literature, “S-Town” grasps themes that make it into a more modern and contemporary piece of Southern Gothic Literature, which lets people relate with it.…

Australian Author, Tim Winton’s collection of short stories titled, ‘The Turning’, Includes 17 short stories connected through themes, locations and characters. Winton’s fascinating stories allow the reader to make connections between themselves, charterers and locations. Three short stories that hold a strong connection between the reader and the action of the stories, ‘On her knees’, ‘Damaged Goods’ and ‘Long clear view’. Throughout the engaging, descriptive short story, ‘On her knees’, Tim…

Andrew Hudgins’ poetry collection The Never-Ending captures the act of dying in an elegant an insightful way. An accomplished poet Hudgins was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 (Biography in Context). From humble beginnings as an elementary school teacher in Montgomery, Alabama. Hudgins is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Ohio (Biography in Context). Hudgins writes poems that capture human’s strange and fearful relationship with death and its connection…

In his short story “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck presents a middle-aged woman who uses her passion for gardening as an outlet or a way to deal with an unhappy marriage. The story’s dominant tone is melancholy and towards the end switches to envy. These tones are created by a combination of language elements including imagery, symbolism, and dialogue. Both tones are further supported by the fiction elements character versus conflict. Elisa Allen is married to Mr. Henry Allen, a successful…

Gothic literature has elements of uneasiness, which can be seen in the novel, And Then There Were None and the short story, “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, ten individuals are invited to an island for a vacation. The guests soon find out that each of the other guests have been accused of murder. When sudden deaths start happening in the mansion, the characters are lead to believe that among them is a murderer responsible for the…

The Best Christmas Pageant is about six of the worst children in the history of the world. A small town is turned upside down when the Herdman’s decide they want to take part in the annual Christmas pageant. In Sunday school one morning, Mrs. Armstrong, asked the children what are you thankful for? According to Charlie Bradley, he is thankful that there are no Herdman’s in Sunday school. Surely, no one is surprised to hear about the Herdman’s not attending Sunday school, because this is the…

the time all misconstrued but it’s there for a reason. The author uses it for suspense, to keep the reader guessing, and all together it creates unity and uses for an excellent tool for foreshadowing. One of the reasons on why the author, William Faulkner,…

During this story the reader is made to believe the impossible and even unordinary is an everyday occurrence to the people in the story. A creature with enormous wings appears and rather than panic, these people semi-invite the creature into their lives as if it happens all the time or has happened before. The author embeds a crazy tale into everyday life so the reader can connect and stay interested. In the beginning ‘The very old man with enormous wings’ Pelayo discovers a homeless,…

The Judge is about a very successful, but shady defense attorney played by Robert Downy Jr, who lives in Chicago. He must return home to Carlinville, Indiana because of his mother’s passing. While he is there several life changing events transpire testing his loyalty to his father. His father played by Robert Duvall has been a Judge for 42 years. who begins to should signs of aging hold a grudge against him for serval different reasons one resulted in his brother having to trade a baseball…

O’Connor reveals the Grandmother’s fault by expressing that “a horrible thought came to her” . She had not wanted to travel to Florida but her reminiscence of her past life in Tennessee led her to give false directions which led them to their death. The theme is revealed when the Grandmother registered her mistake but chooses not to speak up due to her embarrassment. The use of this phrase foreshadows that due to her inaccuracy, something horrible might happen. In the story the…