Flem Snopes is a character in the Snopes Trilogy, a series of novels by William Faulkner. The Snopes Trilogy, which includes "The Hamlet," "The Town," and "The Mansion," is set in the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi, and follows the rise of the Snopes family, a poor and ambitious clan, as they attempt to gain social and economic status within the community.
Flem Snopes is the central figure of the trilogy, and his actions and motivations drive much of the plot. He is a cunning and ruthless character, willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead, including manipulating and exploiting those around him. Despite his questionable morals, Flem is able to rise from humble beginnings as a poor farmer to become one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Jefferson.
Flem's ambition and desire for power are evident from the start of the trilogy, as he begins to gain control over the town's economy by buying and selling land and businesses. He is a shrewd businessman and is able to manipulate the local politicians and landowners to further his own interests. Despite his scheming and conniving ways, Flem is able to maintain a veneer of respectability and charm, allowing him to deceive and deceive those around him.
However, Flem's rise to power is not without its costs. His ambition and desire for control drive a wedge between him and his family, causing tension and conflict within the Snopes clan. His actions also have a negative impact on the town of Jefferson, as he exploits and mistreats the local residents in order to further his own interests.
Despite his negative traits, Flem Snopes is a complex and multifaceted character, and his actions and motivations are a reflection of the larger themes of the Snopes Trilogy, which explore the corruption and greed of small-town politics and the corrupting influence of power.
The Hamlet
Flem becomes closely acquainted with the Varner family. Make what you will of the titles: "The Hamlet", "The Town", and finally "The Mansion". Studies in American Humor. Topical Subject s Catalog Record Datastream Download. And today, James Lee Burke seems to me to be the Faulkner of the 21st century. Maybe it was the air, or the latitude of Northern Mississippi or perhaps best the visual understanding that being there in his town, his house, his own "Yaknapawtha" that lit the bulb but things began to fall in place. Like all of the best Faulkner novels, this book presents worlds within worlds.
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Faulkner does not come naturally to most high school students, and he can be particularly hard to decipher for born-and-bred urbanites, too many of whom see his backwoods people as little more than players in a freak show. . They don't understand what Snopes is up to and all of their efforts to keep up with him and his closed-door dealings make them guess, revise, tell half-truths, and so on. Mink is arrested trying to recover the money from Houston's body, which he had placed in a hollow oak. Why use 3 words when 30 would do? I leave it up to scholars to discuss symbolism and metaphor What a wonderful 3 weeks I have just spent in Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County. This quote exemplifies poetic justice, as the disingenuous Ab Snopes receives his comeuppance.
Flem Snopes, the epitome of evil in Faulkner's trilogy
It's just that amazingly enjoyable! Garraway disapproves of adultery. As a step on his way up, he marries the mythically beautiful Eula Varner, but according to The Mansion, "the only thing he loved was money" 159. I am not a person to reread too many books, but this book has a permanent place on my nightstand. The Faulkner Journal, a peer-reviewed forum for the scholarly study of William Faulkner's life and works, is published by the University of Central Florida. Discussion of Snopes family structure, economy.
