Recurring Themes & Images In William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily,' 'Barn Burning' & 'The Bear'
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A 5 page paper which examines the way in which William Faulkner repeats themes and images in his short stories, 'A Rose For Emily,' 'Barn Burning' and 'The Bear.' Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Reviving the Past in Fitzgerald and Faulkner
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A 5 page paper looking at the ways these two authors bring the past to life in a work of short fiction set in the present. Specific examples are drawn from William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Babylon Revisited.' Bibliography lists three sources.
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Self-Absorption and Lack of Communication in Southern Literature
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An eight page paper surveying seven works of fiction by six different authors. The paper argues that because Southern heritage is so concerned with maintaining traditions and external forms of behavior (such as claustrophobic family ties), the Southern way of life invites its citizenry to live inauthentic lives. Specific authors and works discussed include William Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury,' Robert Penn Warren's 'All the King's Men,' Eudora Welty's 'The Wide Net' and 'Why I Live at the P.O.', Carson McCullers' 'Member of the Wedding,' Walker Percy's 'The Moviegoer,' and Flannery O'Connor's 'The River.' Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KBwelty2.rtf

Social Evolution In America Through The Works Of Faulkner & Hurston
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This 8 page paper examines how William Faulkner charted social evolution in America in the person of Ike McCaslin in his 1942 short story, 'The Bear,' and how Zora Neale Hurston similarly described the African-American struggles in white society through the eyes of Janie Woods in her 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Southern Life in Faulkner's Short Stories
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An 8 page paper looking at the way Faulkner used the geography and history of the American South in his short stories. Particular stories discussed are 'Spotted Horses,' 'Barn Burning,' and 'A Rose for Emily.' Bibliography lists five sources.
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Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” and Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”
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A five page paper looking at these two stories by John Steinbeck and William Faulkner in terms of the way they reflect the protagonist’s internal struggle with him- or herself. These struggles may be reflected in concrete action or simply transform the character from within. No additional sources.
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The Concept & Consequences of Time in Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury'
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A 9 page essay that examines the theme of time that flows through William Faulkner's novel entitled 'The Sound and the Fury'. This paper focuses on the means taken by each of the Compson family to escape time, therefore to escape reality. Also included is a summary of how Faulkner used the three Compson sons to represent the past, the present, and the future. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: LCSound.doc

The Town vs. the Individual in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'
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A 5 page paper on William Faulkner's classic story. The paper contends that because the town holds Emily Grierson in such awe, she does not have the benefit of the intimacy with her neighbors which might have enhanced the quality of her life. Bibliography lists six sources.
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William Faulkner & Toni Morrison's / Modernist & Post-Modernist Literature
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This 4 page research paper explores twentieth-century modernist and post-modernist literature, as reflected in the works of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison. Specifically discussed are the style and content with their works with the social, culture and philosophical context of their writings through examination of excerpts from two of their short stories, A Rose for Emily and Recitatif. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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William Faulkner / Life & Works
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6 pages analyzing the life and works of William Faulkner. Includes brief biography, assessments of 'A Rose for Emily' and 'The Sound and the Fury,' as well as the recurring themes of life and death in his work. No Bibliography.
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William Faulkner / Women & Moral Value
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A 5 page exploration of the female characters in four of William Faulkner's works : The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, The Unvanquished, and Sanctuary. Bibliography lists four sources in addition to Faulkner's own books.
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William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' / Comparing Two Critical Sources
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In 4 pages the author compares 'How Reader's Make Meaning' by Robert Crosman and 'Atmosphere and Theme in Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'' by Ray B. West, Jr., which are both about William Faulkner's story 'A Rose for Emily'. An attempt is made to answer the question of which of the two arguments are found to be convincing and why. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily' / Southern Culture
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A 6 page paper on Faulkner's short story. It shows how Southern culture as much as Emily's response to it that exerts a death grip over this character's entire life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' / The Shadow Of The Father
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A 7 page paper on Faulkner's short story. It argues that Faulkner uses the posthumous character of Emily's father to show how she is limited and constricted by small-town Southern society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily'/ Death & Decay
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A 5 page paper analyzing these themes in William Faulkner's classic short story. The paper shows how the images of decay pertaining to the Grierson house reflects the social and moral decay of the woman who lives in it. Bibliography lists two sources.
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William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'/ The Treatment of Southern Women
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This 6 page research paper examines the historical treatment of women in America, and as depicted in the novel of the 1924 William Faulkner short story, 'A Rose for Emily.' Specifically discussed is the South's refusal to 'change with the times' and the mistreatment of sheltered women who had been socially sheltered which resulted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom!'
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A 6 page paper discussing Faulkner's 1936 novel 'Absalom, Absalom!' Primary to the report is a discussion of Faulkner's use of the past as a significant part of the story. No additional sources are listed. All information is drawn from the book itself.
Filename: Absalom.doc