Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily

In any work of imaginative literature, binary oppositions, the specifics of time and the characterization of the protagonist play some role, no matter how small and insignificant. Reading Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” in light of the conflicts of the old and the new, the tradition and th...

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Main Authors: Barani, Forough, Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam
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Language:English
Published: Australian International Academic Centre 2014
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description In any work of imaginative literature, binary oppositions, the specifics of time and the characterization of the protagonist play some role, no matter how small and insignificant. Reading Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” in light of the conflicts of the old and the new, the tradition and the traditionless, the chronology of time and its effect on the reader, and the characterization of the female protagonist was indicative of the influence of cultural elements in analyzing the story. While Faulkner was doubtless a major artist in terms of depicting the life of Southerners of the time and changes in the norms and codes of their lifestyle, the reader and the cautious critic also will have a distinct, and often contradictory, interpretation of a given text from the point of view and theoretical perspective that he/she adopts.
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spelling upm-366332015-08-20T08:38:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36633/ Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily Barani, Forough Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam In any work of imaginative literature, binary oppositions, the specifics of time and the characterization of the protagonist play some role, no matter how small and insignificant. Reading Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” in light of the conflicts of the old and the new, the tradition and the traditionless, the chronology of time and its effect on the reader, and the characterization of the female protagonist was indicative of the influence of cultural elements in analyzing the story. While Faulkner was doubtless a major artist in terms of depicting the life of Southerners of the time and changes in the norms and codes of their lifestyle, the reader and the cautious critic also will have a distinct, and often contradictory, interpretation of a given text from the point of view and theoretical perspective that he/she adopts. Australian International Academic Centre 2014-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36633/1/Binary%20opposition.pdf Barani, Forough and Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam (2014) Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 3 (2). pp. 155-160. ISSN 2200-3592; ESSN: 2200-3452 http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJALEL/article/view/1097
spellingShingle Barani, Forough
Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam
Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title_full Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title_fullStr Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title_full_unstemmed Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title_short Binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in William Faulkners A Rose for Emily
title_sort binary opposition, chronology of time and female identity in william faulkners a rose for emily
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