Contributor
Johnson, Claudia Durst, 1938-
Imprint:Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2013]
Description148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Chapter 1: Background on William Faulkner. Faulkner's Growth As a Writer / Linda Wagner-Martin ; Faulkner's Economic Struggles / Joseph Blotner ; Faulkner's Dysfunctional Family / Judith Bryant Wittenberg -- Chapter 2: As I Lay Dying and Family Dysfunction. Faulkner's View of the Bundren Family / William Faulkner ; Faulkner's Characters in an Insane World / William Rossky ; Family Conflict and Verbal Fictions in As I Lay Dying / John Earl Basset ; The Culture of Religious Suppression in As I Lay Dying / Nanci Kincaid ; Maternal Influence in As I Lay Dying / Marc Hewson ; Feminine and Maternal Rebellion in As I Lay Dying / Amy Louise Wood ; Father as Victim As Well As Villain / Rita Rippetoe ; Jewel as Outsider and Man of Action / Peter G. Beidler ; Vardaman's Reactions to Death Are Normal / Floyd C. Watkins and William Dillingham -- Chapter 3: Contemporary Perspectives on Family Dysfunction. Child Neglect is Prevalent But Not Widely Understood / Cailin O'Connor and Maggie McKenna ; Marriage may not be essential for a functional family / Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison ; Some Women Have No Instinct For Mothering / Mary Sojourner ; Fathers Are Important in the Healthy Development of Children / Jeffrey Rosenberg and W. Bradford Wilcox ; Mom's Favoritism Can Affect Kids, Sibling Rivalry as Adults / Sharon Jayson.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-142) and index.