single child though and after her father’s death‚ her life was a miserable one (Hoowe). • The repetitively used phrase “poor Emily”. The author has used the words poor Emily so many times so that the reader may themselves be convinced that she was someone who must be taken care of. Her death and the last scene‚ where people actually saw the home of poor Emily‚ also make the reader to perceive that they should be sorry for what happened to the character (Team). • The sympathies of the
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A Rose for Emily The death of Miss Emily Grierson‚ was it "A Mystery"‚ was this woman so mysterious that everybody in the community had to come visit her at death. The men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument‚ the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house‚ which no one save an old manservant - a combined gardener and cook - had seen in at least ten years (Faulkner 55). The house was described as being a big squarish house that was slowly decaying. It
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Debra Arnold January 14‚ 2011 Emily Grierson “A Rose for Emily” is a horror story by Faulkner. Emily Grierson‚ whose life story is told by an anonymous narrator‚ who represents the attitudes and ideas of the community. When suppressed by her father until his death‚ she takes up with a Northern laborer‚ Homer Barron. When she is faced with desertion from Homer‚ she turns to murdering him by arsenic. It was later discovered after Emily’s death that Homer’s rotting corpse was in the upstairs
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Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily” creates the vivid and fascinating character of Miss Emily Grierson‚ a seventy four years old spinster. Over the course of the story‚ the reader learns about Miss Emily’s eccentric behavior. Her behavior culminates with her murder of Homer Barron‚ keeping him in her house and sleeping with him. Miss Emily is impacted psychologically in several ways such as the expectations society placed on her‚ her family history‚ and her own personality. Miss Emily was weighed down
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“A Rose for Emily” is a short story written by William Faulkner. The narrator‚ who appears to be speaking for the townspeople‚ tells the story in first person. The reader learns about the main character‚ Miss Emily Grierson‚ through a re-telling of moments of her life. This discussion is an analysis of her character. Emily came from a well-respected wealthy family which the town people refer to as “the high and mighty Griersons” (Faulkner‚ 1931‚ p.31) and “representatives of those august names”
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Miss Emily Grierson Character Analysis Miss Emily is an old-school southern belle trapped in a society bent on forcing her to stay in her role. She clings to the old ways even as she tries to break free. When she’s not even forty‚ she’s on a road that involves dying alone in a seemingly haunted house. At thirty-something she is already a murderer‚ which only adds to her outcast status. Miss Emily is a truly tragic figure‚ but one who we only see from the outside. Granted‚ the townspeople who
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Later in this gothic story Emily Grierson dies (ultimately where the story begins)‚ “our whole town went to her funeral” (Faulkner‚ 52). Few people had seen the inside of her house in the last decade. Once they buried Emily they quickly opened the upstairs‚ “which no one had seen in forty years” (Faulkner‚ 58). When the door was opened they found Homer Barron lying on the bed‚ decaying. Surrounded in a room full of unworn‚ unused wedding memorabilia. On the bed beside him was an impression of where
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The Mystery of Emily Grierson As remarkable a story as A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner was‚ the irony presented about Miss Emily’s life was truly remarkable. The life and death of Emily Grierson drew a lot of attention from the entire town. Faulkner’s description of the women in the town seemed to make the audience feel as if they were curious about her way of life. This short story was set in the town of Jefferson where for many years Miss Emily lived with her father. When her father passed
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While this short story “A Rose for Emily” is told from an unnamed narrator‚ who portrays Emily Grierson as a monument and pitied by the people of her town because she refuses to accept change and demands to live life based on her own terms. She dominates the tale‚ with her being a dignified woman and the last surviving Grierson remaining in her town. Therefore‚ she is well respected because of who her father is. Emily’s father‚ Mr. Grierson‚ a high and mighty man‚ who is also controlling chases all
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In William Faulkner’s short story‚ “A Rose for Emily‚” the main character‚ Miss Emily Grierson‚ is met by the societal pressures of the 19th century. It is clear to see from the text that Miss Emily is a victim of the values her town tries to preserve. Miss Emily’s town is constantly expecting something from her and judging her for tiny aspects of her life. In the beginning of the short story there is a sense that Miss Emily isn’t welcome in the town when stated that she was‚ “a duty‚ and a care;
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