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    Through many of his poems‚ William Carlos Williams presents the reality of poverty among a great portion of the American society. Within Williams’ work of Selected Poems‚ he not only reveals the trapped lifestyle of those living in poverty‚ but he also represents the horror of the war between social classes along with the coinciding war on the poor. Williams’ use of plutonic images among these poems provides powerful meaning to his argument of American societal values‚ claiming the men of America

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    Emily ’s Diagnosis As we read William Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily” we are introduced to the main character or the protagonist Miss Emily Grierson and the fact she had just died. As the story is read it gives clues as to Miss Emily’s mental problems. The reader gains light of her background and sees her mental instability after her father dies. They learn Miss Emily has withdrawn into her own world of delusion and fantasy. Mental problems start to show in Miss Emily when after her father

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    A Comparison of Walt Whitman and William Faulkner Parting from established formalities‚ Walt Whitman and William Faulkner developed their own styles of writing‚ mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. Faulkner was strongly influenced by the southern culture while Whitman drew a powerful influence from transcendentalism. Each achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers making it clear that their unique writing styles struck a chord with the readers

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    "Murder is born of love‚ and love attains the greatest intensity in murder." A Rose for Emily was a short story written by William Faulkner in 1929. In Faulkner’s story‚ he depicts Emily Grierson as a southerner who poisoned and killed her lover‚ Homer Barron. Homer was a northerner whom Emily fell deeply in love with. As the story progresses‚ Faulkner goes into details about the occurrences‚ influences‚ and conditions which lead Miss Emily to kill Homer Barron. Emily’s decision to take the life

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    Alienation and Isolation in William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily" displays themes of alienation and isolation. Emily Grierson’s own father is found to be the root of many of her problems. Faulkner writes Emily’s character as one who is isolated from the people of her town. Her isolation from society and alienation from love is what ultimately drives her to madness. Emily’s isolation is evident because after the men that cared about her deserted

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    A Writer’s Duty William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize speech revealed to all who have witnessed or read it‚ the many duties of a writer.  The most significant point that he made‚ to me‚ was that a writer’s duty is to connect.  That includes both connecting with their audience‚ and other writers.  Writers have the ability to put something out into the world that no one has ever said or heard before‚ yet something that speaks to the soul and relates to the heart.  Engaging the audience is the duty and purpose

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    Emily Grierson The short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is about the life and times of an older woman named Emily Grierson who lived in the town of Jefferson. The story is set in the south during the early nineteen hundreds and narrated by an unknown person who lives in the town. The reader will about Emily’s mysterious life and the harsh times she has dealing with her family and social interactions as her life goes on. Faulkner uses different elements such as moral issues‚ setting

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    Death and Decay of the Southern Ideal In William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily" the reader is introduced to the small‚ post-civil war town‚ of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. Jefferson‚ while fictional‚ embodies the erosion of Southern ideals and beliefs dating back to pre-civil war Mississippi. The encroachment of the New South is echoed in the mussing of the narrator‚ who represents the community of Jefferson as he reminisces about the central character in the story‚ Miss. Emily Grierson.

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    last of her wealthy upper class family. From there the story is told in a random series of events to give the reader hints of Emily’s surprising secret. Emily’s resistance to change causes a theme of decay that affects every aspect of her life. In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily‚” Emily’s arrogance‚ reclusiveness‚ and possessiveness demonstrate her refusal to adapt to the present. One of the characteristics that prevents Emily from adapting to the present is arrogance. Raised in an

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    right. The author of “Barn Burning” is William Faulkner. He based most of his stories in the American South where he was born and raised and later died. In his longlife‚ Faulkner worked many jobs: farmer to soldier to businessman to‚ of course‚ author. Based on the words of not only myself‚ but also the words from the editors of the electronic news channel Bio.‚ such experience gives Faulkner the advantage to writing such stories as “Barn Burning.” Faulkner can dig deep inside

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