Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in English Composition

Department

English

First Advisor

Atkinson, Yvonne

Second Advisor

Golden, Bruce

Third Advisor

Rhodes, Jaqueline

Abstract

Examines the stylistic functions of pronoun use in William Faulkner's As I lay dying. The quantitative portion establishes the numerical differences in pronoun use between the characters Darl, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman. The interpretive section examines Faulkner's use of pronouns without references and how they affect his characters.

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