Pejorative Language In A Rose For Emily

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner illustrated the tale of a lone dead southern woman, Emily, who was set in her ways. Emily could be described as regressive and secretive, meaning she refused to evolve with her town and always remained buried inside her home. She refused all forms of progression, like when the townsmen attempted and failed to claim her taxes, or when she did not allow the mail-carrier to place a mailbox outside her home. Additionally, Emily’s secrecy made her a victim of pejorative language, on a such a large scale that Faulkner narrated the story through the embodiment of the town as one entity. After her father died, Emily spent most of her time alone, aside from her African-American servant and bachelor lover, Homer Barron.