William Faulkner's Use Of Irony
driven situation.
While the reader assumes that Miss Emily is going to poison herself, Homer Barron mysteriously disappears from the story. As the reader knows, Emily has always been highly talked about when it came down to beauty and sophistication. The next time that Emily is mentioned, the storyteller adds to her physical appearance by saying her hair has turned grey and she has become overweight.Another example of irony that Emily shows is after her father’s death. She refuses to accept that her father has passed. Emily does not seem to be in a state of distress. As the neighbors attempt to console Emily after her father’s death, “Miss Emily met them at the door, dressed as usual and with no trace of grief on her face” (Faulkner 54). After
While the reader assumes that Miss Emily is going to poison herself, Homer Barron mysteriously disappears from the story. As the reader knows, Emily has always been highly talked about when it came down to beauty and sophistication. The next time that Emily is mentioned, the storyteller adds to her physical appearance by saying her hair has turned grey and she has become overweight.Another example of irony that Emily shows is after her father’s death. She refuses to accept that her father has passed. Emily does not seem to be in a state of distress. As the neighbors attempt to console Emily after her father’s death, “Miss Emily met them at the door, dressed as usual and with no trace of grief on her face” (Faulkner 54). After