Daniel Faulkner

“Miss Brill” compared to “A Rose for Emily” “Miss Brill” was published in 1922, written by William Faulkner with the main character being that of Miss Brill. “A Rose for Emily” published in 1930, written by Katherine Mansfield with the main character being Emily Grierson. Although both stories were written long ago the stories are just as prevalent in today’s society. Similarly both Miss Brill and Emily suffered from loneliness and their own delusions, on the other hand Miss Brill was never…

When I wake, I go from darkness to the sunshine erupting in my eyes. I feel the need to get up but my body is working slower than my mind this morning. As I manage to lift myself up from my bed, I quickly remember that today is the day Papa leaves for his yearly hunting trip. Leaping to my feet, I dash to make sure he hasn't left yet. I slowly come to a stop when I see him fast asleep on the floor with an empty bottle of liquor placed in his hand. Papa hasn't been the same since his last…

The 1992 movie Of Mice and Men, directed by Gary Sinise, contains several instances in which it diverges from John Steinbeck’s original, 1937 novella. The first difference is the way in which the two works convey their stories’ exposition. Steinbeck's novella begins when Lennie and George arrive at a clearing by the Salinas River. The characters remain a mystery until, through hearing the two men speak, it is revealed who they are, what they have done, and where they are headed. In contrast,…

In the book and movie “The Lovely Bones” a girl named Susie gets murdered by one of her neighbors in the cornfield. When Susie’s parents go to find her she cannot be found but they do find her hat and a lot of blood. Susie’s parents never find her killer but her dad tries very hard and then he gets some suspicion. There are many differences in the book and the movie. One of the things that are alike is that Susie’s family starts to fall apart. But, in the book, Sausies(sp) mom(,) Abigail(,) has…

There are eleven recorded versions of the popular folk ballad “The Cruel Brother,” resulting in an extensive amount of possibilities for comparisons and contrasts between each of the different variations of the ballad. Since the origins of ballads are unknown, it makes the interpretation process of them quite complex, and requires audiences to analyze the content of ballads with extremely limited contextual clues. Considering, again, the fact that there are eleven versions of this single ballad,…

“The Sisters” and “Araby” strongly differentiate their narrators when it comes to the inner stream of consciousness and psyche. Joyce’s approach to giving color to the inner sides of his characters is remarkable, with the modernistic style embracing elements of older, more classical spots in his writings. When it comes to these two works in particular, the way the reader is absorbed by the world the author intended to create differs from one text to the other. The shallow psychoanalytical…

In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, several aspects of Emily’s life drive her to different extremes. Her actions throughout the story are heavily influenced by her surroundings. Emily lives a small, southern town set in the early 1900’s after the civil war. The traditional culture of this area and her town compels her to do certain things. The setting is a significant part of the story because it influences the main characters actions and contributes to the plot. “A Rose for Emily” takes…

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is an ambitious novel that changes between characters in the story. By doing this Faulkner shows how the characters reason and act without being limited to just one character’s point of view and thoughts. This also evolves the story by not being limited to narration by one character, as a result, the reader acquires inside information from all of the characters, not just one single character, and what they judge about what other people are discerning. There are…

nn-Katleen Pierre Louis Seraphin Miss Given World Literature Honors 5 February 2018 The poisonwood Bible This novel argues that everyone sees things in their own perspective; a story will be different if told by more than one person. Adah says that ‘everyone is trying to invent’ their own ‘version of the story;’ they each have their own opinion and reaction (Kingsolver 492). Not two person are the same, therefore they will not have the same reaction to the same event. As noticed in the story,…

Washington Irving was an American short story writer, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" who are both from his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon". "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story Irving written while he was living in Birmingham and published in 1819. Considering it has been adapted for a lot of other media like cartoons, films, operetta or even stage…