"Room to breathe": Narrative Anacrhony and Suffocation in William Faulkner's "Pantaloon in Black"

This article analyzes William Faulkner’s short story “Pantaloon in Black” through the lens of narrative anachrony (non-linear narrative techniques) and suffocation as thematic and structural devices. It argues that Faulkner’s temporal displacements make it difficult for readers to access the protagonist’s subjective experience, especially his grief and psychological state after a personal tragedy. The study shows how narrative time and structure reflect emotional constraint — the “lack of room to breathe” — both formally in storytelling and thematically in the characters’ internal lives.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Stunden, Sarah E.

Đề mục:

Literary Criticism, ,

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 2015

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Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 29, Number 2, Fall 2015, Pages 49-69,109

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ISSN 0884-2949

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"Room to breathe": Narrative Anacrhony and Suffocation in William Faulkner's "Pantaloon in Black"

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