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    A rose for emily Love‚ obsession and Gossip In "A Rose for Emily‚" William Faulkner uses the point of view of the townspeople to show their personal opinions and judgment’s of Miss Emily. He writes a story about a woman who is traumatized by the way her father has raised her and the effects of his strict and overprotective mentality. Because of her father’s death she finds it difficult to let go and live a normal life that involves social interaction. To make matters worse than her anti-social attitude

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    In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech‚ William Faulkner reinforces his messages about the subjectivity or inexistence of reality‚ human suffering‚ and the damaged psychological state of men that are evident in As I Lay Dying. He believes that World War I is the culprit of this questioning and suffering‚ and people must and will “prevail” by relearning the ability to feel‚ or as he puts it‚ “the truths of the heart”. These ideas are reflected in the novel through its structure‚ as well as the suffering

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    Faulkner Vs Hemingway

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    Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner had completely different writing styles. Faulkner gives the reader insight into his characters and their backgrounds‚ whereas Hemingway deliberately omits certain details in his stories. Faulkner adds complexity to his stories‚ even when describing things that most people would consider insignificant. Hemingway’s word choice is less complicated than Faulkner’s. He uses short sentences and a prose style to get his point across in a blunt manner. Although each

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    conflict between the two came to a climax after Emily’s death in which the townspeople discovered his dead body and were able to determine that he was killed. Throughout the course of the story‚ Faulkner placed much emphasis on the lack information that was known by the townspeople regarding Emily and Homer. Faulkner first alludes to Homer’s death when discussing the complaints that the townspeople regarding a bad smell coming from Emily’s home. Although Judge Stevens claims that “It’s probably just a snake

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    In As I Lay Dying‚ author William Faulkner introduces the audience to Jewel Bundren‚ a violent and harsh bastard who is no less than a “jewel” to his mother. He is an outcast‚ a third son‚ and the product of an affair. However‚ his mother Addie‚ who has been stifled by her lackluster marriage and the conformity of the church‚ sees Jewel as a gift. She finds joy in the sin and rebellion that created her son‚ and the more Jewel sins and rebels‚ the more she feels linked to him. However‚ Jewel is much

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    Snopes: Historical and Psychological Analysis In many of his works of fiction‚ William Faulkner explores the lives of characters that live in the closed society of the American South‚ particularly at the point in time when its traditions and values are being changed and challenged by new‚ urban‚ sometimes Northern values. In the story‚ “Barn Burning‚” Faulkner explores southern social themes‚ what happens when individuals lose their connection to this society and its values‚ and the

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    Faulkner vs Mccarthy

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    McCarthy vs Faulkner Though Cormac McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses and William Faulkner’s The Unvanquished are completely different‚ their style and plot techniques share more similarities than differences. All The Pretty Horses and The Unvanquished both depict the importance of honor in a persons life‚ whether it be honor through vengeance‚ honoring family‚ or honoring the tradition of woman‚ these two novels teach that honor can create a stronger person. Vengeance plays an important role

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    The works "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner and "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck at first glance may seem to have no connection‚ but in spite of different plot they focus on similar ideas. The story "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner discusses the inner conflict within Sartoris Snopes‚ a young boy who faced a dilemma. He tries to make a decision of choosing between to lieing in the court under his father’s pressiure who does not want to get into the jail and acting against his father by telling

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    Faulkner has written a heartfelt story that can’t be taken as anything but serious. He lets us know right off the bat that someone is going to die‚ and it’s the main character. Then he throws in a murder. So you would most likely find this kind of story on TNT instead of TBS. but throughout the whole story you can always find something going back towards a theme of Decay. She once lived on one of the nicest and cleanest streets in Jefferson; the street is now one of the worst in the town. The street

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    Hemingway vs. Faulkner Throughout time‚ individual authors have crafted varying writing styles that portray the authors themselves and helps the reader to better understand the tone of the piece. During the early twentieth century‚ the upcoming of a new America created many talented writers that varied drastically in style.  An author may choose to write in a realistic manor‚ such as Ernest Hemingway or William Faulkner.  From the post Civil War era in which Faulkner was accustomed‚ to the early

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