Change In William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily
Author William Faulkner creates a story of intrigue, betrayal, mystery, and compassion in his short story “A Rose for Emily”. The story begins with the death of Miss Emily, the towns legacy of times gone by. The towns people have gathered at her funeral to pay their respects, “the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, and the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house.” (78) Miss Emily does not have to pay taxes, thanks to a deal that her father and the former Mayor Colonel Sartoris made years ago. Miss Emily’s father dies and leaves her with only the house. She meets the handsome and fun day laborer Mr. Homer Barron. Miss Emily’s inability to accept change leads to Homers death. She closes
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First with the written request by the new generation of alderman, which she just flat out refused to acknowledge. The second was the hand written note from the current Sheriff himself asking her to come and talk to him. This Sheriff she does not respect. “Perhaps he considers himself the sheriff…”(79) She send him back a note on old paper with faded ink that stated she no longer left her house at all. The third was the select few who were chosen to meet with her in person. She responds with her standard reply in this matter “See Colonel Sartoris.” Miss Emily’s determination to maintain her immunity to not paying her taxes coincides with her refusal to adapt to her …show more content…
Miss Emily denied her father’s death by answering the door dressed as usual and no grief on her face when the ladies of the town came to offer condolences and aid by telling them that “her father was not dead. She did that for 3 days”. (80) Her greatest challenge was overcoming his death. Along come Homer Barron to take her father’s place as the male relationship in her life. He disappeared several months after they started courting each other. Miss Emily could not stand the thought of living life without Homer. So his body laid decaying inside the house that was decaying outside. Her decision to keep him close to her for 40 years is evidence that she refused to accept
First with the written request by the new generation of alderman, which she just flat out refused to acknowledge. The second was the hand written note from the current Sheriff himself asking her to come and talk to him. This Sheriff she does not respect. “Perhaps he considers himself the sheriff…”(79) She send him back a note on old paper with faded ink that stated she no longer left her house at all. The third was the select few who were chosen to meet with her in person. She responds with her standard reply in this matter “See Colonel Sartoris.” Miss Emily’s determination to maintain her immunity to not paying her taxes coincides with her refusal to adapt to her …show more content…
Miss Emily denied her father’s death by answering the door dressed as usual and no grief on her face when the ladies of the town came to offer condolences and aid by telling them that “her father was not dead. She did that for 3 days”. (80) Her greatest challenge was overcoming his death. Along come Homer Barron to take her father’s place as the male relationship in her life. He disappeared several months after they started courting each other. Miss Emily could not stand the thought of living life without Homer. So his body laid decaying inside the house that was decaying outside. Her decision to keep him close to her for 40 years is evidence that she refused to accept