The glass Menagerie Essay The Glass Menagerie is considered Tennessee Williamss most brilliant dramatic work One of the main character in his play is Southern belle named Amanda Amanda is from a prominent Southern family and she has received a traditional upbringing She is the plays most extroverted and theatrical character She has been considered a role model to women from the south and she is named one of modern American dramas most coveted female roles When the play was written a lot of wome
To the outside world it might have appeared that Miss Emily Grierson grew up in the lap of luxury Emily was born into a very good southern family with one of the best houses on the best street and with a rich father She had promise she would hold china painting lessons in her house and was admired by a community that placed her on a pedestal Emilys life didnt start out badly but it became a sad and disturbing life Although the house and the neighborhood had been one of the best changes in the l
In William Faulkners A Rose for Emily Faulkner creates a character in Emily Grierson that is very dynamic She is a strong woman with a great sense of tradition but at the same time she suffers from a very skewed perception of the world While her seeming insanity drivers her to murder it also seems to be balanced by her character and her strong inner sense of pride both in herself and in her family Throughout most of this story Emily Grierson gives us the sense of strength She shows strength whe
Plot summary A Rose for Emily is divided into five sections The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson The narrator mentions that over the past 25 years Miss Emily Griersons home has fallen into disrepair and become an eyesore among eyesores The first sentence of the story sets the tone of how the citizens of Jefferson felt about Emily When Miss Emily Grierson died our whole town went to the funeral the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen m
Addie Bundren the wife of Anse Bundren and the mother of a poor southern family is very ill and is expected to die soon Her oldest son Cash puts all of his carpentry skills into preparing her coffin which he builds right in front of Addies bedroom window Although Addies health is failing rapidly two of her other sons Darl and Jewel leave town to make a delivery for the Bundrens neighbor Vernon Tull whose wife and two daughters have been tending to Addie Shortly after Darl and Jewel leave Addie