Essays 1 - 30
- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...
her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...
oppressed. Later in the story the reader learns of how Emily was not allowed to have male suitors and how her only responsibilit...
Are the descriptions of the narrator reliable or do they represent hallucinations brought on by a deteriorating mental state? In ...
the author and his works this short story holds a deeper and more historical position. In relationship to the story itself, anot...
the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...
This paper compares the literary criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner by Ray B. West Jr. in 'Atmosphere and Theme i...
In five pages this paper examines how gender conditions controlled the protagonist Emily in Faulkner's short story with reference ...
And, it is in this essentially foundation of control that we see who Emily is and see how she is clearly intimidated by these male...
that a womans association with a man is what defined women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, Emily was le...
the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...
(Faulkner). In the story of Miss Brill one does not see her as a tradition of the people, a sort of monument to an Old South bec...
While this may be one way of looking at the story, and the character of Emily, it seems to lack strength in light of the fact that...
of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...
It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...
This paper discusses the character of Emily in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.' This five page paper has no outside referen...
In seven pages this paper examines how the social oppression of Southern women is represented through the constrictions Emily stil...
In six pages this paper discusses the profound impact of the culture of the American South upon Emily Grierson in the short story ...
secrets are inferred. That her father suppressed her sexuality and thwarted her womans life is clearly stated. The town assumes t...
pertinent thematic statement about social conditions in the old South; namely, that the reliance upon a superficial standard of mo...
late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...
flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...
she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...
is also presented in a manner that makes the reader see what a sad and lonely life she has likely led. This is generally inferred ...
deathly lit environment gives the mention of rose a very sad and lonely tone. While people may, at first, immediately think the ...
such. We had long thought of them as a tableau, Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled sil...
A 4 page review and explanation of the poem by Emily Dickinson. 3 sources....
all (Hinze PG). Dickinson is described as reclusive and shy. Although she was well educated, she is said to have often deferred ...
present us with the sheer power of the sea. Now, as mentioned, these lines, filled with imagery, can be seen from many symbolic ...
In five pages some of Emily Dickinson's poems that celebrate her passion for nature are examined....