Part one of term paper
William Faulkner, is one of the most commonly known names in twentieth-century American literature. His works, connected closely with the South also underline a very realistic image of reality. His use of shifting points between charaters, and unsequential narratives are used frequently in his short story “Dry September”. The story is ...

Part two of term paper
... that of racial segregation. This very controversial subject has been a major conflict in the ninetieth century and still today. Faulkner uses personal imagery to portray the feeling that the reader is actually participating in the shocking racial discrepancies of a “dusty” Southern town. Faulkner sets the mood in the first paragraph of his story, with strong descriptions of the seemingly endless dry summer days of the South. He stages the characters with distinctive language patterns, and t ...