A Rose for Emily Point of View Analysis
Aaron Davis
English 1010: College Composition I
07/18/2013
A Rose for Emily Point of View Analysis
First person narration can be used in many different ways. It could be from the lips of the main character, or it can be from an outside source. In the story “A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner the story is told in a “First people” narration. A First person narration is a narrative mode where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about them. In this particular story there are many different points of views on the main character Emily Grierson. There is constant Gossip about Miss Emily Grierson that happens in this story to give us a clear understanding of our main character. Also the town focuses on the issue of Emily not paying her taxes, and the issue of her buying the poison. With The town of Jefferson is the narrator through out this story, giving it a first person narration style.
In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner begins the story with the death of Miss Emily Grierson, giving the reader the first glimpse into the main character of the story. By using an objective point of view an author turns the reader into a jury, so that the reader is able to interpret the story, and draw conclusions when given enough information. An Objective point of view is when the narrator assumes the position of an observer, detached from the narrative. Faulkner decidedly chose this point of view to intimately show how gossips think. Only from this view could we hear their negative thoughts they have of Emily. The town gives the reader an impression of our main character. “When miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument”(21). Emily coming from a well known popular family the town was always concerned with the family’s actions. After many generations the town began to lose hope in the family because of their attitude. With the town losing hope in the family it gives
English 1010: College Composition I
07/18/2013
A Rose for Emily Point of View Analysis
First person narration can be used in many different ways. It could be from the lips of the main character, or it can be from an outside source. In the story “A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner the story is told in a “First people” narration. A First person narration is a narrative mode where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about them. In this particular story there are many different points of views on the main character Emily Grierson. There is constant Gossip about Miss Emily Grierson that happens in this story to give us a clear understanding of our main character. Also the town focuses on the issue of Emily not paying her taxes, and the issue of her buying the poison. With The town of Jefferson is the narrator through out this story, giving it a first person narration style.
In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner begins the story with the death of Miss Emily Grierson, giving the reader the first glimpse into the main character of the story. By using an objective point of view an author turns the reader into a jury, so that the reader is able to interpret the story, and draw conclusions when given enough information. An Objective point of view is when the narrator assumes the position of an observer, detached from the narrative. Faulkner decidedly chose this point of view to intimately show how gossips think. Only from this view could we hear their negative thoughts they have of Emily. The town gives the reader an impression of our main character. “When miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument”(21). Emily coming from a well known popular family the town was always concerned with the family’s actions. After many generations the town began to lose hope in the family because of their attitude. With the town losing hope in the family it gives