This study analyzes William Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion) from the aspect of point of view. It shows how point of view is linked to theme in that the complexity of point of view parallels and emphasizes the complexity of truth as it exists in the novels. Each novel is examined separately, for each poses different problems involved in searching out truth and each is unique in point of view. The Hamlet is determined to have a predominantly omniscient narrator, The Town to be told by three first-person narrators, and The Mansion to combine omniscient with first-person narrative. The increasing complexity in point of view and in the search for truth leads to the conclusion that Faulkner was demonstrating that truth is not an absolute.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180537 |
| Date | January 1972 |
| Creators | Ellis, Julie Wren |
| Contributors | Trimmer, Joseph F. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 93 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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