McCorquodale, Marjorie K.2022-11-282022-11-28195813989996https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12713Through Faulkner's portrayals of women characters, certain value-judgements of that not-always-fairer sex are revealed; expressed implicity or explicitly, these assessments vary with his particular forms of femininity. His earliest heroines, seen in Soldier's Pay, Mosquitoes, and Sartoris, foreshadow types of womanhood later depicted by Faulkner in major novels; the women portrayed in The Sound and The Fury, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, Sanctuary, Requiem for a Nun, and Absalom, Absalom! embody qualities he abhors or praises, and exemplify traits he deems virtues or vice. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital