The Dysfunctional Family Unit and the Putrefaction of the Old South

Abstract

William Faulkner, one of the most prolific American writers of the 20th century, examines various themes including race, gender, socioeconomic tensions, the Southern landscape, and the modernist viewpoint of space and time. However, one of Faulkner's most poignant themes woven through each of his works is family, specifically the dysfunctional family unit. In fact, Faulkner uses genealogies and complex family lineage as a metaphor for the ultimate dysfunctional family unit of America and the fratricide between brothers during the Civil War.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 2013
Accession Number
AD1015098

Entities

People

  • Ashley Christ

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contrast
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Fratricide
  • Life Cycles
  • New York
  • Nuclear Family
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Societies
  • Standards
  • Theses
  • Violence
  • War

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Space