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Tradition In Faulkner's A Rose For Emily
Tradition always has very interesting features and of course it differ from place to place but when it comes to traditional marriage most of the tradition or culture has a common ground which is financial support because this two couples sooner will bring another family member who needs his or her parent’s security in many ways. Here’s what I correlate the Ethiopian olden days marriage with my reading “A Rose for Emily.” I realize some similarities between the tradition of olden day’s Ethiopian marriage and the reading, Faulkner’s story, “Rose for Emily.” Traditional marriage customs vary by ethnic group in Ethiopia, although many customs are trans-ethnic. Arranged marriages are the norm, although this practice is becoming much less common

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