YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Short Stories by William Faulkner Compared
Essays 91 - 120
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...
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...
that reveals to the reader a great deal about the characters involved. Pelagea is deeply in love with her husband, Yegor Anton Che...
This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...
to Murry and Maud Butler Falkner, an "old south" family that remembered the Civil War - the familys patriarch, William Clark Falkn...
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 ...
like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...
Ross describes Isabel is similar to the way in which Martha, the narrative voice in "A Field of Wheat" endows this cash crop on wh...
kills them when hes trying to pet them, not realizing his own strength. His strength, in fact, is his downfall - when he first mee...
An analysis consisting of five pages compares the ways in which three protagonists attempt to improve their lives. The works exam...
This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...
success is also her own. Jacks mother dotes on him, and in turn, she becomes the center of his universe. However, Jacks mother a...
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 ...
are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...
This essay looks at "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and presents the argument that this story presents a critique of Southe...
being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...
of the heart, an unredeemed dreariness"( Seelye, 101). The reader is told that Roderick Usher is the last in a long line of an Ar...
A 5 analysis of the short story by Guy de Maupassant. 7 sources,...
her mother does not always know the time of day. "He just left five minutes ago"; "That was this morning, Mother. Its night now" ...
In five pages this short story is reviewed. There are no other sources cited....
of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms. She was a revelation in that dim, mysterious chamber; as white as the couch...
isolated as a result. In many ways, it is the men...
house, the meals, and my life. Fiona never seemed to bother much with my brothers but she seemed to take a particular interest in...
we have no sense of frustration or unrequited longing in terms of his aspirations....
On the other hand, if the attack is primarily intended as a background setting from which the main character extrapolates their ow...
a stake in his hen-pen and like any cock, his hair was up about it" (Head 70). He returns home to reestablish his "claim" on his "...
know the child is there, because each of them is taken to see it when they are quite young, perhaps 8-12 years of age. They cannot...
ship dropped anchor "at 3 a.m. July 5, 1975" and passengers began to disembark (Phien). The first thing that greeted them was a ho...
which he attended from 1917-1921 (Merriman). In 1922, Blair went to Burma, apparently following his fathers inspiration, and join...