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Essay Archive - The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
William Faulkner, one of the most famed writers of our times, explores
in his writing the themes of alienation and isolation. He interweaves these
themes with his female characters. In A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily Grierson is a
woman who is alienated and lives in isolation from the people in her town. The
theme of isolation is the focal point of the story, since it is what drove her
to her madness.
Faulkner's theme of alienation comes up many times in his writing. In
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