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In conclusion, it is easy to see how literature is reflected through the mordern era. The writer of  "A rose for Emily", "Miniever Cheevy", and "A Soldiers Home" are stories and  poems that  show how society was alienated after WWI.

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The whole world felt alienated during WWI. Many soldiers felt post-traumatic stress syndrome after WWI. most of the soldiers were not able to move on after world war. Modern writers  wrote about alienation all over the world for example "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner,"A Soldiers Home"by Ernest Hemingway and the poem "Miniever Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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Miniver Cheevy is a poem by Edwin Arlington, about a man who blames all his failures and poverty to the world.His name "Miniever Cheevy" means to be an underachiever.He was an idealistic romantic,daydreaming of living and existing in another era where he wishes he was a knight in shining arm er.For example:" Miniever scorned the gold he sought but sore annoyed was he without it ."In this quote Miniever finds the need to  work for his money and he rationalizes again.Another qoute from the story :" Miniever Cheevy,born too late,scratched his head and kept on thinking; Miniever coughed and called it fate,and kept on drinking"

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Another post WWI author is Ernest Hemingway, he wrote "A Soldiers Home." This short story is about a guy that went to war and when he came back he was not able  move on. An example from the story is when Krebs and his mother are talking she tells him "I had a talk with your father last night, Harold," "and he is willing  for you to take the car out in the evenings "...Krebs didn't believe his mother ,"I'll bet you made him," Krebs sad. When Krebs mother tells him about taking the car in the evenings ,she tell him that because they are worried that he doesn't want to move on.

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A Rose For Emily is a short story by William Faulkner ,about woman and her community. As we find out more about Emily in this story ,we will  learn important truths about her community. This short story relates to WWI alienation because Miss Emily felt alienated by the people in her community. For example: the townspeople “did not say she was crazy” at first ,and of course, she was never evaluated, diagnosed, or treated by a mental health professional.