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…In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," we see how past events affect the life of the main character Miss Emily, especially her inability to accept change. Throughout the story Miss Emily goes to extreme measures to protect her social status. Miss…

…"Hamlet", one of William Shakespeare's earliest tragedies, is often thought of as his most personal playwright. It is a tale of murder, revenge, deceit, and spying all stemming from the murder of the king of Denmark, King Hamlet. As Michael Neil…

…William Cullen Bryant and Dylan Thomas William Cullen Bryant and Dylan Thomas were inspirational writers of their time. They wrote poetry of individual experiences, inspirations, and their own personal beliefs. What made these two men…

…'King Lear' by William Shakespeare is the story of the king of Britain and his three daughters. There is also an underlying plot involving the Earl of Gloucester and his two sons. The two plots while separate, are mingled together to create one story…

…William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet and widely recognized as the greatest dramatist to ever live. His plays show a great knowledge of human behavior, shown through portrayals of a wide range of characters. He had a large vocabulary…

…Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of the most complex books in English literature. It describes the adventures of a group of young boys who are stranded on an island. Golding, during his life, had many experiences, a great number of which, like…

…in the community determine how a person is judged; and the general environment that surrounds the subject resolves his or her views and perceptions on life. In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner these factors ultimately mold the development of the short story…

…The poem 'The Echoing Green' is written by William Blake. It is taken from SONGS OF INNOCENCE. It is divine voice of childhood unchallenged by the test and doubts of later years. Blake expresses in simple and lovely diction the happiness and innocence…

…. In The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding in 1954, evil is depicted as a terrorizing force that lives deep down inside of man which must be controlled. During the beginning of the novel the boys symbolize a community, united as one, but as the novel…

…. And, with a very suspected ending, they were rescued. William Golding successfully tried to represent everything as some symbolic message. Except for the rescue at the end, this whole book is symbolic in nature. I would recommend this book to some but others not.…