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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1973
Description
William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury (1929) and
As I Lay Dying (1930) have often been considered as related
works. It is my contention that As I Lay Dying is
indeed a direct outgrowth of the earlier book and that it
restates certain themes and exhibits several of the same
personality types. A basic theme of the two books is the
antithetical opposition of passive and active elements.
Lesser themes are the opposition of words and deeds and
the closely related opposition of individual freedom and
the inability to achieve that freedom. Faulkner illustrates
these themes through his characters. Parallel characters
in the two novels are Caroline Compson and Anse Bundren,
Caddy Compson and Addie Bundren, Miss Quentin and Jewel,
and Quentin and Darl. In his presentation of the tension
operating between these antithetical elements, Faulkner
does not necessarily provide a resolution of that tension,
but leaves conclusions to the reader.
As I Lay Dying (1930) have often been considered as related
works. It is my contention that As I Lay Dying is
indeed a direct outgrowth of the earlier book and that it
restates certain themes and exhibits several of the same
personality types. A basic theme of the two books is the
antithetical opposition of passive and active elements.
Lesser themes are the opposition of words and deeds and
the closely related opposition of individual freedom and
the inability to achieve that freedom. Faulkner illustrates
these themes through his characters. Parallel characters
in the two novels are Caroline Compson and Anse Bundren,
Caddy Compson and Addie Bundren, Miss Quentin and Jewel,
and Quentin and Darl. In his presentation of the tension
operating between these antithetical elements, Faulkner
does not necessarily provide a resolution of that tension,
but leaves conclusions to the reader.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
77 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13579
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1973.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1973
Date Text
1973
Date Issued (EDTF)
1973
Extension
FAU
FAU
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FADT13579
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
JACKSON, SANDRA I.
Graduate College
Physical Description
77 p.
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Title Plain
CHARACTER PARALLELS IN "THE SOUND AND THE FURY" AND "AS I LAY DYING."
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Origin Information
1973
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
CHARACTER PARALLELS IN "THE SOUND AND THE FURY" AND "AS I LAY DYING."
Other Title Info
CHARACTER PARALLELS IN "THE SOUND AND THE FURY" AND "AS I LAY DYING."