Date of Award
2014-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English and American Literature
Advisor(s)
Mimi Gladstein
Abstract
This thesis explores Faulkner's use of mental impairments and illnesses, by analyzing closely three of his characters. With chapters focusing on Benjy Compson, Tommy, and Darl Bundren, this work investigates the literal, aesthetic, and figurative purposes that each man serves in his respective novel. It identifies commonalities and differences among these and other mentally impaired or ill characters.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2014
File Size
101 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Matthew Brent Foxen
Recommended Citation
Foxen, Matthew Brent, "Faulkner's Feeble Few: The Mentally Impaired Citizens of Yoknapatawpha" (2014). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1620.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1620