“The Past is never dead. It’s not even Past”-William Faulkner The past is often times considered to be a map of the future. The past determines where we have been as a people and where we are going. This statement can be partnered with the South African word “Sankofa” meaning “We must go back and ...
Joel Williamson, William Faulkner and Southern History (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993). William Faulkner and Southern History, by Joel Williamson, is primarily an elaborate biography of Faulkner. Since it is written by an historian, however, the subject of Faulkner’s life is approached in a different way than it might be by a literary expert. ...
The French philosopher Louis Althusser wrote that society transforms individuals into subjects through the use of interpellation. Interpellation is the act of using words and images to both characterize an individual for society, and to enforce the individual to respond accordingly. Perhaps the most interesting thing about William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” ...
It was on September 25, 1897 that one of America’s most innovative writers was born. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born and raised in Mississippi and it is here that he would begin his journey to literary greatness. He was the oldest of four boys born to Murray Charles Falkner and Maud Butler Falkner. His passion ...
King David and Absalom’s Story in Absalom, Absalom!: William Faulkner’s Retelling of a Biblical Story The most obvious theme that runs throughout William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! is the biblical theme. In fact, the novel follows an entire biblical story – the story of King David and his son Absalom. According to Irving Malin, “Faulkner frequently ...
William Faulkner’s character Miss Emily Grierson in the renowned short story, A Rose for Emily, has been widely discussed in literary circles as a young woman whose physical appearance changed dramatically through the course of the story, in reflection, one would think of the different phases the character underwent through her life. It is this ...
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