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Patriarchy In A Rose For Emily
In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” Miss Emily is the town’s focus. She is as an important person in the town, but also a social pariah. Her life growing up was not ideal. Emily lacked love and affection, necessary aspects required in maturing. After her Mother died, her father declared Emily be the woman of the house and ran off any potential suitors. This patriarchy system drives Emily into a life of seclusion. Her father's passing creates abandonment issues and causes her to cling to his corpse. The oppression and neglect she feels from the town and her father lead Emily to kill Homer and store his body.
Emily’s childhood was not one of a typical young girl and led to some disastrous consequences. She had no friends to play with and
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