William Faulkner and His Narrative

Abstract

This Paper proposes to analyse one of the stories of William Faulkner in which the point of encounter and the point of termination are present in narratively significant manner.  Encounter in this story logically and narratively leads to termination.  However, in the narrative pattern discussed so far termination leads on to initiation but initiation in these stories does not occur. In addition, even if there is an appearance of initiation, it seems to be dubious or ambiguous. There seems to be enough potential in the protagonist to become an initiate after the encounter and termination.  But, ultimately, it is doubtful whether the protagonist moves on to a new world or a new way of life.