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had died, the reader recognizes that Emily must always live in that Old South because of her father and his demands. But, at the s...

child, which is further emphasized by his stiff nature. All of these symbolic descriptions lay the foundation for understanding th...

he will bring the excitement back into her life. When she gives him a cutting from her prized mums to give to another woman (its a...

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

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 ...

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

testify, to lie for his father he can "smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce p...

time reader knows the story may move on logically from her death to another consecutive event. However, after a couple of paragr...

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). 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...

fourth section is told by their black servants who give an outsiders look to these individuals who are undergoing change and obvio...

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...

judge asks if he can produce the black man, Harris said no, he was a stranger; then he says "Get that boy up here. He knows" (Faul...

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

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

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...

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

content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...

oppressed. Later in the story the reader learns of how Emily was not allowed to have male suitors and how her only responsibilit...

there are certain things a person must do, certain things a man must feel and never turn away from. So many men were lost in their...

are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...

a feeling that his ferocious conviction in the rightness of his own actions would be of advantage to all whose interest lies with ...

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

the characters talk and interact creates a very different setting for the story. It also limits how we envision the story that unf...

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...

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

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...

the open air seems odd. And yet, the opera version gave Falstaff a swagger and an attitude that one suspects was close to the t...

war, he also lost the only woman who ever loved him. Fuentes has him pay for his greed and love of power in that all of the subseq...