The Bear by William Faulkner In this short story, William Faulkner expresses his hopelessness over man’s continuing destruction of the environment. Mostly through the eyes of a young boy, Isaac, the story progresses to finality that for Faulkner, marks the end of a time of unspoiled wilderness. The characters are Isaac, Old Ben, Sam Fathers, …
The Subversion of the Epic in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying is a modernist masterpiece, where most of the conventions of the epic genre are overthrown. Traditionally, an epic poem was a narrative account of the exploits of a great hero. As a rule, the epic was …
William Faulkner Faulkner grew up in Mississippi in the beginning of the twentieth century (“William Faulkner” 699).He was the son to Murray C. and Maud Butler Faulkner (Hoffman 13).Growing up in the South in the early 1900s meant being exposed to harsh racism.He watched the blacks endure unbelievable amounts of cruelty and was amazed at …
William Faulkner encouraged the graduating class at Oxford that they would have to overcome their fears and stand up for what they believe in. Faulkner organizes his speech by telling the class their faults and weaknesses. Towards the end of his speech he explains to them how they can overcome their fears and change the …
