Faulkner's (William) Short Fiction Group

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rmaughan
rmaughan
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Middle School

 The psych term for the shared affliction of Emily in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and the landlady in Dahl's "Landlady"?

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Posted by rmaughan on Friday November 21, 2008 at 9:21 AM and tagged with character pathology, faulkner's (william) short fiction.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    I think the term you are looking for is necrophilia. See the link below for a further definition.

    Sources:
    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/necrophilia

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Friday November 21, 2008 at 10:48 AM