Keywords

Term ID Vocabulary Parentsort ascending Term Description
3829 Cultural Issues Gender Chastity / purity
3887 Cultural Issues Gender Mama's boy
3888 Cultural Issues Gender New Woman
3939 Cultural Issues Gender Stereotype librarian / school teacher
3945 Cultural Issues Gender Menstruation / menstrual cycle
3950 Cultural Issues Gender Women as gentler sex / delicate
3953 Cultural Issues Gender Women as mysterious / secretive
3968 Cultural Issues Gender Dirty girl
3983 Cultural Issues Gender Male body
3991 Cultural Issues Gender Female body
4006 Cultural Issues Gender Feminine man
4140 Cultural Issues Gender Black women
4438 Cultural Issues Gender Flapper
4622 Cultural Issues Gender Male rivalry
4635 Cultural Issues Gender Double standard
4643 Cultural Issues Gender Male gaze
4672 Cultural Issues Gender Fluidity
4696 Cultural Issues Gender And religion
4701 Cultural Issues Gender Women as sacred
4833 Cultural Issues Gender Lady's accoutrements
5262 Cultural Issues Gender Male rescuer
5263 Cultural Issues Gender Female in peril
5324 Cultural Issues Gender Woman smoking
5326 Cultural Issues Gender makeup
5371 Cultural Issues Gender Gentleman
5443 Cultural Issues Gender And marriage
5786 Cultural Issues Gender Ungendered

In The Hamlet Houston and Mrs Littlejohn are referred to as "ungendered" (216). The phrasing is curious, but the implication is that they do not have genders. This may the only time this occurs in Faulkner, but it is still worth mentioning. JB
5789 Cultural Issues Gender Women as aggressive
1345 Themes and Motifs Futility When will it stop
3162 Themes and Motifs Futility Failure to defend honor
3172 Themes and Motifs Futility Illusion of success or victory
4218 Themes and Motifs Futility Nothing to do

"There's nothing else I can do now," Elly thinks (207). Reaching a point where no further options or ways forward can be imagined.
4641 Themes and Motifs Futility Inability
5023 Themes and Motifs Futility In battle
1298 Relationships Friendship Childhood friends
1631 Relationships Friendship Racial

I did not create this definition, but I read this as friendships that occur by virtue of people being of the same race. For example, Ned and Ephum in the Reivers are surrounded by white people and form friendship. Not sure how this term is meant to be used though. JB
2361 Relationships Friendship Male-male attraction
2590 Relationships Friendship Male-male relationship
2782 Relationships Friendship Interracial
2799 Relationships Friendship Adult friends
2892 Relationships Friendship Adult-child
3274 Relationships Friendship College roommate
3306 Relationships Friendship College companions / classmates
3557 Relationships Friendship School classmates
784 Cultural Issues Food Cannibalism
865 Cultural Issues Food Breakfast
1353 Cultural Issues Food As substitute
1668 Cultural Issues Food Community
2210 Cultural Issues Food Birthday cake
2440 Cultural Issues Food Ice-cream
2475 Cultural Issues Food Candy
2673 Cultural Issues Food Bread
2674 Cultural Issues Food Meat
3069 Cultural Issues Food Eggs
3361 Cultural Issues Food Leftovers
3745 Cultural Issues Food Pumpkin pie
3859 Cultural Issues Food Peanut
3929 Cultural Issues Food Coffee
3940 Cultural Issues Food Cake
4174 Cultural Issues Food Race

This keyword should be used when food is connected to race. Examples could include when certain foods are coded racially or when food consumption is related to racial identity. CR
4185 Cultural Issues Food Bear meat
4352 Cultural Issues Food Sugar
4541 Cultural Issues Food Banana
4542 Cultural Issues Food Ham
4781 Cultural Issues Food Soda
4864 Cultural Issues Food Scarcity
4992 Cultural Issues Food Dependable
5143 Cultural Issues Food Crackers
5172 Cultural Issues Food Pie
5179 Cultural Issues Food Peas
5315 Cultural Issues Food Gum

Chewing gum
5493 Cultural Issues Food Coca-Cola
5512 Cultural Issues Food Animal crackers
5618 Cultural Issues Food Brunswick stew
5642 Cultural Issues Food Sandwich
5653 Cultural Issues Food Milk
5677 Cultural Issues Food Biscuits
5678 Cultural Issues Food Greens
5679 Cultural Issues Food Buttermilk
5709 Cultural Issues Food Spaghetti
5730 Cultural Issues Food Peach
5761 Cultural Issues Food Steak
5773 Cultural Issues Food Potato
5801 Cultural Issues Food Corn
5802 Cultural Issues Food Ginger snaps
495 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Monument
527 Aesthetics Figures of Speech People compared to animals
608 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Simile
627 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Water
666 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Shadow
679 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Mask
682 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Simile-mask
760 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Exoticism
915 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Eyes
932 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Hyperbole
1030 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Metaphor
1116 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Negation

This is the term for when the narrative suggests an image or action, but only in the act of denying it: "He was not crying." EP
1423 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Pathetic fallacy
1484 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Harvest
1533 Aesthetics Figures of Speech Flag

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