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Explore the themes of decay and emergence in William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County and Ray Bradbury's futuristic worlds, highlighting the struggle between old and new. Dive into the South's transformation in Faulkner’s novels and Bradbury's sci-fi masterpieces.
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Utopia vs. Dytopia ~Short Story Authors~William Faulkner and Ray Bradbury
Each story and each novel contributes to the construction of a whole, which is the imaginary Yoknapatawpha County and its inhabitants. • Their theme is the decay of the old South, as represented by the Sartoris and Compson families, and the emergence of ruthless and brash newcomers, the Snopeses. • The Sound and the Fury (1929) • Sanctuary (1931) • Requiem For A Nun (1951) • Light in August (1932) • Absalom, Absalom! (1936) • Go Down, Moses (1942) • Intruder In the Dust (1948)
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES • THE ILLUSTRATED MAN • FAHRENHEIT 451 • SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES • Click here for entire list of works.
References • William Faulkner • www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html • http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-bio.html • http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/faulkner_william/ • Ray Bradbury • http://www.raybradbury.com/