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were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...

The ways in which female protagonists are controlled by men are discussed in a comparative analysis of these literary works consis...

he recognizes the inconsistencies between the social representation of men and women, and is bold enough to comment upon them. Th...

In three pages this essay examines how women are treated in the symbolic portrayal of Emily as being a rose in this short story by...

In five pages this paper examines decay and death in a thematic analysis of this famous short story by William Faulkner particular...

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 discusses the repetitive themes in this trio of short stories by William Faulkner. Seven sources are cit...

In five pages this paper discusses these themes presented in William Faulkner's short story with also literary elements including ...

In five pages the viewpoint's functions in these respective stories are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources liste...

In 5 pages this paper discusses the North and South oppositional relationship as depicted in these stories by Bierce and Faulkner....

Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...

In seven pages this paper examines the history of the Old South as it reveals intself in William Faulkner's short story. Four oth...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the theme of insanity is depicted within the characterization of Emily and her mental illness. ...

In five pages this paper examines the conflict between protagonist Emily Grierson and her hometown in an analysis of this short st...

to admit for three days that he was dead. The narrator says, "We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. W...

townspeople had actually seen her she still remained hidden until the appearance of a new character, Homer Barron. Homer is the an...

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...

Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out with another woman. When he returns, Emily poisons him with arsenic. Finally, she closes ...

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...

tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...

so strongly rooted in the collective consciousness that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethica...

fundamental structure of the story. These inferences help the reader to understand the symbolic messages hidden within the framew...

This essay looks at "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and presents the argument that this story presents a critique of Southe...

whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument" (Faulkner I). In this one im...

Faulkner writes that the druggist questions Emily about the use of the arsenic and explains that he by law must ask her about her ...

the narrator another instance where the town was concerned about Miss Emily and her home, which was over a smell, an awful smell o...

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...