William Faulkner does not always indict Christianity. ... This paper explores how Faulkner employs the minor character Whitfield in As I Lay Dying to belittle simplistic Christianity. ... Whitfield is crossing the river because, yes, he does not want Addie to tell of their fornication, but he also desires to make things right with her family before she dies: "I would say to her husband: "Anse, I have sinned. ... A single minor character like Reverend Whitfield has much to reveal about William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. ... Working toward a full understanding of the religious themes in ...

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With the character's actions revolving around her death, William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying reveals the truth about the people who surround a person may take advantage of him or her. ... Addie is foremost the prominent abuser of her upcoming death in As I Lay Dying. ... "Addie is the one who is dying, but she makes revenges run throughout the family and extend beyond" (Wadlington 35). ... (Faulkner 213). ... Addie resents her children similarly in the way she resents her students when she expressed, "When school was out and the last one had left with his dirty s...

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"A Rose for Emily," by William Faulkner, tells us a story about Miss Emily Grierson. ... Three elements of language I find interesting in this story are symbolism, irony and imagery. ... " Therefore, Emily has not really dated and enjoyed the "Rose of Love", until her father dies, and Homer comes. ... In literal imagery, death is described directly by words meaning death, such as die, death, or dead. ... In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner uses many elements of language, especially symbolism, irony and imagery. ...

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• Grade Level: High School