William Faulkner

Voice Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor is novel centered around the main character’s, Hazel Motes, struggle with religion and his quest to find himself. It is written from a narrative point of view and takes place in the fictional town in Tennessee called Taulkinham. The overall diction is very informal containing slang and dialect from the south; but the narrator’s voice characteristics like being very oppionated but yet unbiased provided a much need significance to the story. She provided…

In As I Lay Dying, Faulkner creates a frantic, and conceited world with very little room for success. As the book progressed through the journey of burying Addie, the scene of despair never changes. While a satisfying conclusion brings in happiness to the readers, Faulkner’s unsatisfactory endings of the Bundrens delivers pain and misery to the readers, and that may well be what the mood he wants the audience to feel. Through the use of unexpected events, Faulkner cultivates a realistic…

Leo Tolstoy and James Joyce both use the aspect of light and darkness as symbols in their stories to represent the characters and their feelings. In The Death of Ivan and Ilyich, one of the symbols Tolstoy uses is the black sack. This sack was a long narrow sack that was never ending and the character in the story, Ivan, experiences going through this black sack twice. The first time he experiences going through this sack was right after he was given a medicine, opium. Ivan falls into the black…

the town goes to her house to claim it since she never paid taxes for it. They go into her room and find Homer Barron’s remains on Emily’s bed. The town’s people soon see a long grey hair on a pillow next to homer’s skeleton which belong to Emily. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” many symbols are used through the story in various forms for explaining it. Miss Emily Grierson is used to represent a fallen monument. When Miss Emily grew older she started to lose her looks and her mind. In an…

Throughout history, individuals have used many tools as a way to escape everyday life. Reading is but one means to accomplish this goal. By losing one’s self in a novel, individuals become explorers, heroes, and just as often, social critics. Good authors create literature that allows readers this escape, as is the case with Stephen King, Stephen King’s postmodern novel Carrie blends fiction and reality to create a story that all teens can relate to. The american novel can be described in a…

There are many different elements to use in order to properly evaluate short stories. These elements include plot, character, point of view, and theme. Not only do these elements help the reader understand the story, it also allows the reader to be able to classify a short story as either commercial or interpretative fiction. When evaluating, it is important to pay attention to all aspects of the story as different interpretations can not only switch the meaning of the story, but also give the…

This paper will talk about three different interpretations of the art piece "Old Kentucky Home, Life in the South" by Eastman Johnson. To prove that, urban and rural scenes will be discussed along with the ethnic community described. This art piece has many themes with the piece, some having to do with people, place, and historical events such as the civil war. According to many authors, Eastman Johnson was one of the most successful painters in the 19th Century. His career got started by…

narrating from the townspeople's view, the facts coming from them are based on speculation. Thus, giving Faulkner the freedom to create intensity and imagery to grasp the reader's attention. The story takes place in the late 1800s to early 1900s. During this time, women who come from a good family, like Miss Emily, were put on pedestals as “ladies.” Miss…

Blindly following society’s norms can lead to consequences that negatively affect the lives of the followers. Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery begins with a focus on the villagers gathering for a lottery. The people begin to wonder where Tessie Hutchinson is who shows up late. Once the lottery begins, Mr. Hutchinson draws the marked paper leading to Tessie being chosen. She attempts to reason with the people claiming “it isn’t fair” (Jackson 6), however the villagers ignore her pleas and attack…

As writer in 19th-century in France, Maupassant writes in a style called Literary Realism. The clearest example of this style comes in the final third of the story, when he describes the poor, working lives of the Loisel’s. Mathilde, a young woman is born to a low-class family. With no money for a dowry, she is married to Monsier Loisel, a clerk from the board of education. In the story Mathilde is ashamed of her economic status and wished she had been born into an upper-class family. Mathilde…