William Faulkner 's A Rose For Emily

Compared to many writers, Faulkner’s sentence structure is long and drawn out, making the story appear more complicated. The novel’s themes and storylines are relatively simple, but the intricate writing makes the narrative difficult to understand. A wise, old

Is there any case in which a murderer would be justified in killing? What if the murderer suffered from a severe form of mental illness? In William Faulkner chilling short story called A Rose for Emily, we see a character who murders her lover, but was it her fault? Emily had been mentally unstable for a long time and her family had a long history of suffering from mental illnesses as well, but at the end of the day there is no justification for murder. Some of the most notorious serial killers and murderers have suffered from one form or another of mental illness. People like Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer all suffered from some form of mental illness ("Dangerous Minds: Mental Illnesses of Infamous Criminals"). Although there is an understanding on how a person with mental illness is more susceptible to commit violent crimes, it is still wrong. In a study it was found that “no significant difference in the rates of violence among people with mental illness and other people living in the same neighborhood” (Publications). Emily killed Homer due to lack of morality caused by a combination of terrible parenting and a system that put her above the law. The relationship she had with her father was a distinct one, he pushed her into a little bottle and never let her out. She wasn’t allowed to be a person, but instead a trapped soul yearning for attention and love. The town in which she lived, held her on this pedestal that separated her from the rest of the

Who knew a high school dropout would become one of the most well-known authors still known today? Even though William Faulkner did not finish school (“William Faulkner – Biographical”), he certainly knew how to capture a reader’s attention and drop them into a new world with just a pen. The style in which he writes is unique. With only three semesters of college, he was forced to create from nearly a blank slate; college had not brainwashed him in to a repetitive nature with writing a certain way. He was forced to think outside the box and this makes him stand out from other writers. The building blocks of his stories can be derived from his life. If a reader had a collection of his literature, it would not be hard for them to take a guess at what his personal life was like. Faulkner lived an interesting life and incorporated its aspects into his short stories, two of which, “A Rose for Emily” and “Dry September,” have similar characters, symbolism, and themes. Critics have explored the meanings behind his work and thus given readers a better insight.

Each of these writers have contributed a great deal to American literature. Faulkner, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald's lives had a great impact on their fiction. Through their writing, readers can begin to understand the happenings of that decade. The twenties are always going to be remembered through their works.

As a young boy, Faulkner would go hunting with friends. One of his favorite places to go was The Mississippi Delta. These hunting grounds provided a background for some of William Faulkner’s stories (Watkins 25). During his outings with another hunters, Faulkner would often sit and listen to the stories told by others. It was strongly felt that from

     The works of William Faulkner have had positive effects on readers throughout his career. Local legends and gossip trigger the main focus of his stories. Considering that Faulkner grew up in Mississippi, he was very familiar with the ways of the South. This award winning author has been praised by many critics for his ability and unique style of writing. One of Faulkner's most popular works, which also was his first short story nationally published in

When Faulkner writes a story he usually uses his past environments as the setting, but changes the names of the places and people in which these events occur. Faulkner is also known for using people in his family as characters for some stories, but changing their names. In the F section of Twentieth Century American literature, there is a brief summary of Faulkner’s life that informs him about parts of his childhood and leads into his adulthood, but also tells us that in his later years his stories can be related back to

The way in which the story’s events are told are a constant reminder of the family’s, and the audience’s fumbling attempts to grapple with history, the narrative(s) and the facts. Faulkner structures the story in a way that is disorienting, but ultimately purposeful. Consider “Was”, it is essential to ask why Faulkner begins here of all places. It is not, for example, the beginning of the important action, if the book is centered around the corruption of the black bloodline with McCaslin malignance.

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner is a unique piece of literature. It has a plot which seems somewhat bland, and it is not particularly exciting. However, the ending is quite suprising, and for me it made the story worth reading. I think there are some interesting aspects of this story if you look at it from a feminist point of view. The feminist movement has attempted to elevate the status of the woman to a level equal with men. Feminists have fought for the right of women to be free from the old social restraints which have been in place for so long. A feminist believes a woman should be strong and independent. In some ways the main character, Emily, is this kind of woman, but for the most part she is

Faulkner's narrative technique chronicles the feats Sutpen accomplished in indifferent and aloof tone: "that was how he told it: he went out and subdued them" (Faulkner 204). Faulkner uses these words to describe how Sutpen was able to single-handedly suppress the slave rebellion at the plantation he was overseeing. The lack of detail here represents Sutpen’s lack of lack about anything else other than power. This form of narration becomes more perplexing when Sutpen tries to describe what he had to do to get rich: “learned the language just like he learned to become a sailor” (Faulkner 200). Faulkner's technique of excluding chunks of important detail enables one to form different interpretations of how Sutpen got to the West Indies and what he had to do to "get rich there." Finally, this technique of excluding the means through which Sutpen achieved a veritable plethora of his "design" is exemplified when Miss Ross is describing her first impression of Sutpen to Quentin: "a man who... concealed himself behind respectability, behind the hundred miles of land which he took from a tribe of ignorant indians, nobody knows how" (Faulkner 10). Miss Rosa’s description demonstrates how Faulkner never explicitly states the exact means of Sutpen's achieving wealth. As the

“The man himself never stood taller than five feet, six inches tall, but in the realm of American literature, William Faulkner is a giant.”(Padgett, olemiss.edu) He was a Nobel Prize- winning novelist and a short story writer. Faulkner was acclaimed as one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers. From The Sound and the Fury in 1929 to Go Down, Moses in 1942, was considered his greatest artistic achievement and accomplished more artistically then most artists in their lifetime of writing. (Padgett, olemiss.edu)

William faulkner once said, “The poet’s voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.”William Faulkner was a great American writer. He was glorified for his tragicomic visions, his documents were profound belief in the prevailing human spirit.

William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway were both wonderfully gifted and talented writers in their time. In As I Lay Dying and A Farewell to Arms, one can see the similarities and differences between Faulkner and Hemingway through their ability to draw from personal experiences to inspire their work, their narrative styles, and their use of language.

The title of the novel is derived at a time when the American Civil war was taking place and is the renowned author, William Faulkner. The novel is divided into seven stories which are a sequel to each other since the characters of the book are mainly the Sartoris family who resided in Yoknapatawpha County in the greater state of Mississippi. The imagery of this novel has helped people, particularly to the Americans to embrace the culture of determination as depicted by the characters. The characters in the novel include Bayard Sartoris, Joseph Sartoris, Granny Ringo, Cousin Drusilla and the lieutenant.

William Faulkner, an acclaimed writer and Nobel laureate,wrote this work of fiction. He has authored numerous books, plays, short stories, essays, poetry, and screenplays but he is chiefly known for his novels and short stories (Paget). His novels are considered some of the greatest ever penned by an American. He is a towering figure in the world of American literature and is widely regarded as one the greatest writers of the twentieth century (Paget). This feat is especially impressive considering he did not graduate high school, let alone college (Paget). He lived through the Great Depression, which also marked one of his most productive periods creatively. This was all while he