Compare And Contrast Irving And Faulkner

The points of comparison these two writers share are that they were both iconic poets of their day and that they wrote in what is referred to as “black dialect.” The differences between them are their cultural and educational backgrounds.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pseudonym Mark Twain, has been central to American literature for over a century. His seemingly effortless diction accurately exemplified America’s southern culture. From his early experiences in journalism to his most famous fictional works, Twain has remained relevant to American writing as well as pop culture. His iconic works are timeless and have given inspiration the youth of America for decades. He distanced himself from formal writing and became one of the most celebrated humorists. Mark Twain’s use of the common vernacular set him apart from authors of his era giving his readers a sense of familiarity and emotional connection to his characters and himself.

It may be the same era and the same basic theme between both writings, but there are two significant differences -- social class and physical location. The

Comparing the Writing Styles of Bradford to Byrd In the Elements of Literature English book the excerpts from the stories of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford and The History of the Dividing Line by William Byrd can be compared and contrasted in many ways. Whether it's the difference in writing styles, the difference purposes for writing the stories, or simply each writer's tone, this paper will give examples of each comparison or contrast.

Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were both writers who exemplified the writing style of the Romantic era. Both writers used their great talents to take the reader into the story. For example, Irving, in “Rip Van Winkle”, starts the story by saying, “Whoever has made a courage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill Mountains.” He also involves the reader in the story by taking us into the everyday lives of the Van Winkles and goes into some detail describing Rip’s “business”.

The impact Raymond Carver had on his students and Jay McInerney led them both to be American writers, and led to the short piece of American Literature that McInerney wrote about his mentor. Perhaps there were no common themes, fictional heroes, or entertaining plotlines; instead, there was a short story that digs at American Literature’s core, the diversity of America. American Literature is what one makes it to be, not everything is American Literature, but every piece of literature has parts that are

The second element of the Renaissance, the influence its works had, is more subtle, and thus harder to observe to those with an untrained eye. Just as European society started comparing artists to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, American writers were starting to be compared to older American writers, such as Emerson, Poe, and Longfellow. Washington Irving, another writer of this time, inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne and Mark Twain. Although Hawthorne lived at the same time as Irving, Twain became popular nearly half a century after Irving’s work was published. Such long lasting influence is a clear indication of a rebirth in literature.

Sometimes two different writers have two different styles that contradict the others. Yet, the two styles can be similar in many different ways. This is the case with two writers: William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. William Faulkner was a writer that wrote a piece called Absolam, Absolam, which featured complex, non-linear sentences with complex language. The creator of The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, wrote simplistic sentences that were straight to the point and unadorned. The two styles of these two writers are so completely opposite from each other that they are often parodied. But, even though there were many differences, there were some similarities.

Although William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series (alternatively called Game of Thrones), takes setting in different periods of time, they are both quite similar to one another. Primarily, both works have a similar story structure, with narration by a variety of different characters. Additionally, both works are set in a fictional place similar to actual places, both works contain similar values and themes, and both works contain a variety of different characters with similar and varying agendas and morality issues. I will first discuss the primary similarity between the two works, which is the story structure itself. Next, I will look at some of the values and themes that are similar in each

William Faulkner had the creative ability to portray reality, in words, in a more realistic manner than reality itself. He did this in stark contrast to Hemmingway’s short simple sentences by employing long sentences and many words to weave an intricate picture of what is going on (Associated). In order to fully process what Faulkner is saying, a person of less than average intelligence may do well to have a dictionary standing by, while Hemmingway can be read by the vast majority. This is not saying that Faulkner is any less successful at getting the reader to understand the point of the work, but it may appeal to a smaller audience. While Faulkner and Hemmingway may differ on the avenues they utilize, they are similar in that their works center on conflict. Hemmingway captures the audience with external conflicts, wars and confrontational situations. Faulkner, on the other

American literature is formed with many different people’s many different aspects and views of life of the world. Writers are not confined to any specific topic, genre, or idea, they are free to think and write whatever they want and believe. A few of many influential writers of American literature are Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe. Washington Irving was born in New York City on April 3rd 1783. He was the youngest of eleven of a fairly wealthy family and was named after the famous war hero and future president of the United States, George Washington.

Hemingway and Faulkner have always been two of the greatest writers in lititures history. The two writers had such distinctive styles that only hold true to themselves, Hemingway stripped things down to its simplest elements while Faulkner compels complex structures in his writings. While these two authors are prolific in their own styles of writing the two are brought together as being known as two of the most vivid, descriptive writers of their era. These two writers have had major impacts on modern literature, many writers of today’s era can turn to works by these Authors to take a similar style in their works of writing. Hemingway and Faulkner were and still continue to be two very important authors in American literature, in which both have their own distinctive styles of writing but are brought together by their abilities to be descriptive within their own writing styles.

In this assignment I am going to focus on the origin of American fiction and specifically, I am going to talk about two famous authors who are characteristic of this type of literature. The purpose of this essay is comparing these two writers through their works: Rip Van Winkle and The last of the Mohicans. These writers are Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper.

According to the Mariam-Webster Online Dictionary, the definition of trifle is something of “little value, substance, or importance,” which is the way women are seen throughout both William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily” and Susan Glaspell’s play, Trifles. Both authors have penned very different writtings; one is a short story and the other a one-act play. The style and the settings are also very different; however, the overall theme is very similar in both pieces. Both Faulkner and Glaspell were born and wrote in approximately the same era, the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in America. The author of Trifles is a northern woman, and the play is written using a plain lower class English tone; whereas, “A Rose for Emily” is written in an eloquent upper-class English tone, by Faulkner who is a southern man. Faulkner metaphorically and symbolically describes the personality, life, and death of one of the main characters, Ms. Emily Grierson, and the mystery surrounding her. Glaspell’s murder mystery Trifles also surrounds the life and death of the main character and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Wright. As bad as it is to be a woman in that era, it is worse to be a lower class woman due to their treatment. Both classes of women are isolated and lonely, due to their setting within their social-economic class and because the way men treat them.

Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner were two of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. While they lived during the same period, their writing styles differed drastically. This can be seen in texts such as Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” and Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”. Hemingway’s style puts little focus on specific character details, which makes his stories seem like they could be about any person, including the reader, while Faulkner’s style puts a lot of focus on specific character details, which makes every detail and every character seem important to the reader. Both authors have styles indirect to their points, which forces the readers to figure out information on their own and leaves the purposes of texts more open to interpretation.