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Fire Symbolism in Barn Burning

had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...

Barn Burning and Freud

coming of age and seeking an enlightened path, in the Freudian lens the boy is clearly trying to somehow come to terms with himsel...

"Barn Burning," Sarty's Attitudes Towards his Father

This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...

Faulkner/Knight's Gambit

starting point by which to judge his slow drift away from this position towards enforcing justice as he sees it. In "Monk," Faul...

Symbolism in 'The Bear' by William Faulkner

This paper analyzes how symbols and illusions are used in 'The Bear,' a short story by William Faulkner, in five pages. Two sourc...

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and Italics

cohesive literary glue that holds it all together. One of the ingredients of that glue is the use of language. His particular use ...

Violence and How It Functions in the Writings of Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck

who would stretch the definition to include all living beings, but then that would open the interpretation and debate to include a...

William Faulkner's Short Story 'Dry September'

beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled ...

Reverent Hightower in Light in August by William Faulkner

also clear that he has suffered at the hands of the townspeople. Mostly, Hightower wants to be left alone and suffer in his emotio...

Concept of Time in The Sound and the Fury and 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

appeared to have a definite problem in separating fact from fantasy -- and a patent refusal to accept national transformations (su...

Frontier Influence on Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln

cry may have gone out -the army is coming! And in 1794, Washington order 13000 men to march into the frontier to "deal" with The ...

Characterizations and Settings of 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

This story by William Faulkner is examined in 5 pages in which characterizations and settings are analyzed. There are 5 sources c...

The Hamlet Novel Analysis

In a paper consisting of seven and a half pages the ways in which the transition from Old to New South are conveyed by William Fau...

Women's Studies and 'In Defence of Elitism' by William A. Henry

and every person. To say that women had to fight for their existence within a patriarchal world would be a gross understate...

Jackson Pollock’s Convergence

a harbinger of change in the society. Fine art makes an impact on society in a powerful way and also reflect society. Pollocks Con...

The Farm As A Natural Habitat

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

Mature Style of William Faulkner

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

How Shirley Jackson Employs Allegory in Her Tale, 'The Possibility of Evil'

or purchased by her ancestors. For example, she notes the rugs that her mother and her grandmother made in her house that was buil...

Literary Realism and Social Problems

a very unexpected place: her fears. She is so terrified that life is simply going to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyze...

'Trial by Combat' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this short story examines the theme of identity within the context of this short story. Four sources are cited in t...

Romantic Emotion and the Differences Between Emily Dickinson and John Keats

all (Hinze PG). Dickinson is described as reclusive and shy. Although she was well educated, she is said to have often deferred ...

Significance of Women in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom

important character, the daughter eventually falls by the wayside. His daughter is of concern until we find out that the man she...

An Analysis of I Started Early Took My Dog

present us with the sheer power of the sea. Now, as mentioned, these lines, filled with imagery, can be seen from many symbolic ...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' to Edgar Allan Poe's 'Purloined Letter'

all together. The characters are not three-dimensional in that they are more caricatures of types of people. Whereas Faulkner give...

Minor Characters in Willa Cather's The Professor's House and William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

story (Sparknotes). Her husband is Roskus, a man who suffers greatly from rheumatism, a condition that will kill him. T.P. is...

Pros and Cons of a Lottery in North Carolina

In five pages this research paper assesses the positive and negative aspects of a North Carolina state lottery like the lotteries ...

Florida School System and the State's Lottery

In five pages the Florida school system is examined in terms of the state lottery's intended assistance role. Five sources are ci...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's Novels Light in August and The Sound and the Fury

of the Compson family, the offspring of the pioneer Jason Lycurgus Compson" (Classicnotes [1]). Within the family we see a very Fa...

Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner's Presentation of Logical Tragedy

In nine pages this paper examines the necessary logical sequence that evolves in the tragedies of Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms a...

A Review of the Poem As Watchers Hang Upon the East

A 4 page review and explanation of the poem by Emily Dickinson. 3 sources....