Such parallels can lead the reader to conclude that Faulkner created Benjy's character to demonstrate the goodness in the Compsons and the possibility of a saviour bringing peace and forgiveness to a suffering family. ... Quentin is obsessed with time and the representation of its symbolism. ... Separated from the rest of the world by the "clean" purifying flames of hell, Quentin and Caddy could be alone together, forever burning away the sin of her sexuality. ...

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In Arthur Miller's drama, Death of a Salesman, he utilizes symbolism, characterization, and plot structure to depict society's acceptance of success or failure. ... Choudhuri further suggests that Willy "was selling himself to ensure personal fulfilment, and peace and happiness in the family" (as qtd. in Bloom 69). ...

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We may conclude that the family lost some of its former functions or now shares them with other institutions.6 Keniston defines the family today as the "needy" family that needs and uses support in raising children, and thus, this family estranges its children and participates in the breaking down of family relationships in the future.7 It may be said that democracy separates and isolates the members of the family from each other, too. ... "10 The American dramatist‟s concept of family is centered on his dream of the ideal family and his desire to make peace with it rather than unde...

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