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Similarities Between A Rose For Emily And The Summer People

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In both, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, and “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson. The authors use the commoners of the local towns to depict certain imagery and emotion from the reader. Although on the other hand, the perspective within the stories varies greatly. In Faulkner's he uses a “first people” where you can view various peoples thoughts, but never the character everyone is talking about. Although in Jackson’s she uses 3rd person unlimited, allowing for us to have an overview without any direct thoughts. On the surface, there is a lot of differences in The Summer People and A Rose for Emily, although there are many similarities. A prevalent example that can be given, is how easily persuaded a reader can be based on influence
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