Essays 91 - 120
she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...
was the case, but not in the manner which many would believe. I dont think there is any reason to believe that Emily was raging m...
are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...
In five pages this paper examines the conflict between protagonist Emily Grierson and her hometown in an analysis of this short st...
In five pages this paper examines decay and death in a thematic analysis of this famous short story by William Faulkner particular...
In five pages the viewpoint's functions in these respective stories are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources liste...
In five pages this paper discusses these themes presented in William Faulkner's short story with also literary elements including ...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the theme of insanity is depicted within the characterization of Emily and her mental illness. ...
In 5 pages this paper discusses the North and South oppositional relationship as depicted in these stories by Bierce and Faulkner....
In seven pages this paper examines the history of the Old South as it reveals intself in William Faulkner's short story. Four oth...
the community as an oddity, "a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (Faulkner 433). She ...
ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...
utterly free. When Emily discovers that her boyfriend is gay, her instant fear of what the community would think of her leads he...
reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...
the characters talk and interact creates a very different setting for the story. It also limits how we envision the story that unf...
living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...
assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hyster...
and we do see a wonderful complexity that is both subtle and descriptive. We see this in the opening sentence, which is seems to b...
tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...
with the ideas of the era have made her a prime target for heartache, as her suitor, not as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out ...
that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...
fundamental structure of the story. These inferences help the reader to understand the symbolic messages hidden within the framew...
in humanity until he hears the voice of his wife. When he stumbles out of the woods the next morning, he is a changed man. He ha...
so strongly rooted in the collective consciousness that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethica...
taught, by her father, those attitudes that provide them the social status they were born into, a class common to the traditional ...
of the heart, an unredeemed dreariness"( Seelye, 101). The reader is told that Roderick Usher is the last in a long line of an Ar...
her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...
Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...
at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...
common to the Old South. And, it is in this essentially foundation of control that we see who Emily is and see how she is clearly ...