William Faulkner

In the novel “As I Lay Dying”, by author William Faulkner, each character possesses a vital role. The majority of the actions revolve around a single character, Addie Bundren. Addie, who is undoubtedly the main character, is a mother and a wife. Addie is a mother to her five children; Cash, Dewey Dell, Darl, Jewel and Vardaman. She is also wife to Anse Bundren. Although she died fairly early into the novel, Addie’s relevance to the plot remains. Initially in the introduction of the novel, Mrs.…

Living between 1897 and 1962, William Faulkner passed after a literary career marked with many influential books in the Western canon. Based around the fictional Yoknapatawpha County in Mississippi, Faulkner’s work captures the essence of the deteriorating Southern-American aristocracies and lifestyle in the wake of the Civil War. Blending masterfully with intricately designed thematic elements, Faulkner executed experimental writing techniques that strayed from traditional form, commonly…

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” he builds up terror and suspense to the end where he then reveals that the protagonist, Emily, poisoned her lover and had been sleeping and cuddling his corpse for more than forty years. What Faulkner has illustrated here is called necrophilia, which is the erotic attraction to corpses. This here is an example of the gothic genre, which is a combination of horror and romance. In the story, the…

Faulkner for Women’s Rights The 1920’s was the start of a revolution for women. With the 19th Amendment being passed which allowed woman to vote, this was an immense accomplishment for women everywhere, but not all women felt the effects of this change. Women in the American South were isolated to many changes that were happening around the rest of the country. This can be seen in many books from this time. Modern Scholars of Feminist literary theory look at literature through a narrow lens…

character cas still be important. Since Addie Bundren is dead, she only appears briefly as a conscious character. Addie’s being is important to the entire book’s plot. Addie Bundren’s presence is significant even though she is an absent protagonist. William Faulkner uses Addie Bundren’s character to help develop action in the plot, the development of characters, and theme. Even though her chapter is not a long one, the chapter reveals information about her character: mainly her actions. She…

William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” captures the horror of loneliness and isolation in the heart of a community. Emily Grierson is an out-worldly and unwanted presence in the town of Jefferson, encompassing all the opposite values of the place and time she was living in. She represents the old, aristocratic world, forever in conflict with the modern values and fast-paced new generations, from which she retreated under an impenetrable shell. What is interesting about Emily Grierson is that she…

William Faulkner’s, “Barn Burning,” illustrates the clash of socio-economic classes and the different ways people choose to respond to both oppression and adversity. I believe that although social economic injustice is a prominent factor, internalized racial superiority, and difficulties with moral integrity ultimately affect the way the antagonist of this story is displayed as such a negative character. The short story entails the journey of sharecropper Abner Snopes and his youngest son…

for Emily,” the author, William Faulkner, draws the reader’s attention to the power of death and tradition given by Miss Emily Grierson and the townspeople of Jefferson. Mr. Grierson and his daughter, Emily Grierson, live in the South in a community of judgement. The Grierson’s are monuments of the past and live their life accordingly to traditions. They are respected, yet also thought of as a burden because they restrain the community of Jefferson to modernize. Faulkner elucidates the events…

“A Rose for Emily” is a short story where a mentally ill woman, as a result of her neglectful father, kills her lover. In “A Rose for Emily,” the author William Faulkner displays that the murder of Emily Grierson’s boyfriend was not gender-driven. As seen throughout the story, Emily’s father constantly neglected her and treated her as if she did not matter. The proof that this murder was not gender-driven is seen throughout the story with the author’s use of the third-person narrator, irony,…

Hemingway and William Faulkner. Faulkner’s dark raw tone deepens the plot and keeps the reader interested. However Hemmingway’s writing flows with dialogue. Making the reader feel as if they are in the setting of which the story is taking place. Knowing the emotions behind Faulkner’s characters helps the reader connect and hold on to the hope that is revealed by the characters hearts. Although Hemmingway’s smooth simple dialogue makes the scene more realistic to today’s world. Both Faulkner and…