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    Why Emily Killed Homer Barron In William Faulkner’s short story entitled "A Rose For Emily"‚ Emily Grierson kills her lover Homer Barron after being in love with him for about a year. She then sleeps next to the body in the upstairs bedroom of her home‚ loving it as if Homer were still alive. She then closes up the upstairs‚ never seeing the body again. There are three different motives that can be looked at as to why Emily killed Homer. She wanted to exercise power‚ she couldn’t accept that Homer

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    A Rose for Emily: Why Ms. Emily did not kill Homer Barron Ms. Emily Grierson‚ a well know figure in her community has a lot of controversy surrounding her. Known for being reserved and quiet‚ Ms. Emily is considered to be the local crazy person. Her family is known for having members with mental illnesses‚ and she is quite bizarre also. After her love interest Homer is found dead in her house‚ everyone wonders if Ms. Emily killed him. Ms. Emily never really got the chance to have a male companion

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    William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is an intriguing tale of the life and death of Emily Grierson‚ who ends up killing her male companion‚ Homer Barron. A motive is not stated by the narrator‚ but when read critically a motive can be found. Several Literary critics have proposed different motives of why Emily Grierson killed Homer Barron. Some say that Homer was going to jilt Emily. Although homer was the not the marrying type‚ there is no evidence that homer was going to leave her. Another motive

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    McKenzie Blackwell Mrs. Shreve IB English III 4 September 2012 “A Rose for Emily” In William Faulkner’s well-known short story‚ “A Rose for Emily”‚ the townspeople of a rural Mississippi town share their thoughts and views of the late 19th century upper class through tales of the lonely Miss Emily Grierson. Miss Emily is a fallen symbol of wealth and prestige who has become a recluse within her own home after the death of her father. Due to her peculiar ways‚ the citizens living in her

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    Emily is clearly a villain in the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily.” Although much of her character came from her father’s abuse‚ she remains responsible for her actions. In the story‚ Emily is obsessed with avoiding change. She is a symbol of the old South‚ and clearly represents the few traditionalists following the Civil War. The traditionalists are clearly the villains in the South‚ because they will not let go of the negative past of slavery‚ as Emily is in “A Rose for Emily”‚ because she will

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    I was extremely intrigued about Homers death after reading the story A Rose for Emily. In reading the story the author leads you to believe that Homer died because Emily killed him but also leaves it open for other possibilities. But is it really possible that Homer died for other reasons? Throughout the story it is explained that Emily had a hard time moving forward and letting go of the past and that gives the idea that maybe Homer died and Emily just couldn’t let him go like she had trouble letting

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    Analysis of A Rose for Emily A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner tells the story of a stubborn‚ elderly woman who everyone suspects murdered Homer Barron. Miss Emily Grierson‚ stuck in the ways of the old South‚ refused to confirm to the new generation’s laws. The author keeps the audience engaged with foreshadowing and symbolism. Faulkner begins the story with his clever use of foreshadowing. At the beginning of the story he states‚ “When Miss Emily Grierson died‚ our whole town went to her

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    Homer Barron VS. Mr. Grierson Homer Barron and Mr. Grierson are two totally different men‚ but somehow they both manage to help keep Emily feel secure and loved. In a short story titled‚ “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner he writes about the life of Emily Grierson. Emily’s father‚ Mr. Grierson isolated her whenever she was younger but whenever he passes away Emily can’t seem to let him go and goes into some sort of depression. She ends up meeting Homer Barron who even the townspeople

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    Antagonist Vs Robber Barons Joyce Mays Shorter University Professor: Christina Koontz Gordon Gekko‚ who played in the (1987) film as the antagonist‚ portrayed a self-interested egomaniac‚ only concerned with obtaining wealth. He preyed on young stockbrokers‚ conning them into his dirty insider trading schemes . On the other hand we have Frank Cowperwood who was a Robber Baron in the novel The Financier (2008). I think he was about riches and control. Both of these businessmen thrive off of

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    around Emily’s house f. Emily’s father’s death g. the arrival of Emily’s relatives h. Homer’s disappearance 2. D‚ F‚A‚C‚H‚ E‚ B‚G NOW list the events in the SEQUENCE in which they are PRESENTED IN THE STORY (the orchestration of PLOT). 1. Why do you supposed Faulkner presents these events OUT of their actual chronological order? Faulkner wants the reader to stay in engaged and get an understanding of what could have lead up to the possible odor coming from the house. 2. Despite the

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