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(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...

below. The Faulknerian characters viewpoint is that ...of a passenger looking backward from a speeding car, who sees, flowing aw...

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

spirit of her brother and grandfathers abolitionist movement, however, this attempt is only an extension of what two strong men be...

strong in any respect, and there is no indication that the bonds are tight within this family. This changes when Caddy really app...

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

that Faulkner is telling. We can only speculate as to his reasons for not allowing her to speak directly and instead relying on ot...

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...

necessarily as depressing as one could envision in relationship to the process of dying and the construction of a coffin outside h...

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

flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...

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 ...

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...

In all honesty it is not really a poem about abuse but a poem about life and the love that exists between the narrator and the fat...

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

black as synonymous with good and evil that immediately plunges Joe into an emotional turmoil, from which he never completely dise...

her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

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...

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 ...

like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...

chose to make his sentences histories of actual perceptions and thoughts, an accomplishment recognized by biographer Carlos Baker,...

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 ...

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...