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American Author William Faulkner's Life and Writings

gloried in the proud history of the plantation South that secured a place of honor for the aristocrat, and yet he abhorred the opp...

Characterization of Abner Snopes and Symbolism in 'Barn Burning by William Faulkner

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

A Rose for Emily

the author and his works this short story holds a deeper and more historical position. In relationship to the story itself, anot...

William Faulkner Biography

Murry Falkner was interested in railroads, hunting and drinking, not necessarily in that order. Alcoholism was the Falkner family...

Biography of William Faulkner

This was only the first of many contradictions that would emerge in William Faulkner that would make his life more difficult than ...

Faulkner, Poe, and Chopin Bringing Characters to Life

did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

A Review of That Evening Sun

This 5 page essay examines the character Nancy in the book by William Faulkner. 2 sources....

Literature Alternatives to Freedom

In six pages the concept of freedom through death as a release from life's hardships is examined through such works as William Fau...

Life and Writings of William Faulkner

This paper consists of six pages examines William Faulkner's life and the themes of life and death that abound in his novel The So...

High Modernism and Postmodern Art in the Works of William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf

"exciting, gripping story of crime and bloodshed" (Anonymous PG) leaves the reader with many unanswered questions, which only serv...

Mature Style of William Faulkner

it is encompasses self-sacrifice, pity and compassion for others, who are also suffering through lifes hardships. Essentially, thi...

Two Female Characters in U.S. Fiction

5 pages and 2 sources used. This paper provides an overview and a comparison of the lives and characteristics of two central fema...

Federalism and the Writings of William Manning

of the progress which the process of democratisation was making in America in the eighteenth century. It could be asserted that Ma...

Escaping into Nature Through Literature

In six pages this paper discusses how escaping into nature is thematically developed in Henry Roth's Call It Sleep, William Faulkn...

Twentieth Century Literature and What an 'American' Represents

This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...

Three Literary Protagonists Improving Their Lives

An analysis consisting of five pages compares the ways in which three protagonists attempt to improve their lives. The works exam...

Life and Writings of William Carlos Williams

he believed they "were too attached to European culture and traditions" (The Academy of American Poets, 2006). His work, on the ot...

Quest for the Purpose of Life in 'Absalom, Absalom!' and 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'

overrule her inherent independence as a strong, black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats ...

3 Expert Tales of Death

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

Old South Traditions in Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily'

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...

6 Latin American and Spanish Authors' Styles of Writing

of a historical document based on the observations of Columbus. ALONSO DE ERCILLA Y ZUNIGA Born in Spain in 1533, Ercilla became...

Critical Comparative Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

This paper compares the literary criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner by Ray B. West Jr. in 'Atmosphere and Theme i...

Classical Greek Poet Homer

The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...

Assignment in Expository Writing

challenging arguments facing many people today is explaining to their family that they are gay or lesbian. This is, for the major...

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thomas Paine Compared

he was unhappy with the idea of being a businessman. Paine, with the soul of a revolutionary, left his small English village and e...

Witness and Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi

In six pages this essay examines what literary tools the author employed in writing Survival in Auschwitz....

American Social Evolution in the Writings of Zora Neale Hurston and William Faulkner

In eight pages this paper discusses how social evolution is represented in the characters of Janie Woods in Hurston's Their Eyes W...

William Faulkner's Writings and Fire Symbolism

In thirteen pages this paper discusses the fire symbolism featured in William Faulkner's Light in August, The Sound and the Fury, ...

Novel Writing Narrative Techniques in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and in Toni Morrison's Sula

In 5 pages this paper examines the various narrative techniques these authors employ in a contrast and comparison of these novels ...