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    “Decayed” Rose for Emily William Faulkner once said‚ “Given a choice between grief and nothing‚ I’d choose grief.”(goodreads) He further explains why he’d do this in A Rose for Emily; although the story is not about him‚ he details the loneliness and decay of a poor women‚ Miss Emily. Emily cannot grasp the idea of death and this leads to the decay of everything around her. A Rose for Emily illustrates the theme of decay in the town‚ the house‚ and in herself. The short story A Rose for Emily written

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    Genesis Martinez Professor J. Jackson English 111 December 11‚ 2012 “A Rose for EmilyEmily William Faulkner in her short story “A Rose for Emily” narrates a remarkable story about a woman drive to insanity due to isolation. In this short story‚ the main character Emily Grierson shuts her away and is aided by townspeople in not following the rules of our society. When she dies‚ the reader and townspeople discover that many years ago‚ she killed her love and has slept with his corpse every

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    04/19/2013 A Rose for Emily I chose “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner as my topic for my final research paper because I felt that it flowed very well‚ and I loved the twist at the end. Emily was an extremely private character therefore you had to rely on the gossip from the town to figure out who she truly was. I feel that the three most important elements in this story would be the themes‚ the tone and the characters. There are many different themes that can be discussed in “A Rose for Emily

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    Dr. Holly Elliot Freshman Comp 2 14 February 2013 A Ripe Rose When reading the first paragraph of‚ “We all said‚ ‘she will kill herself’ “: The Narrator / Detective in Williams Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily” by Lawrence R. Rodgers‚ I automatically knew that his essay was going to be about the depiction of the genre in the story A Rose For Emily which he clarified as being “a classical expression of American Gothicism.” (413). And “the classical detective

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    representations of the South. In William Faulkner’s timeless short story “A Rose for Emily‚” Miss Emily Grierson and her father Mr. Grierson uphold the outdated ideas of chivalry and southern traditions. The Griersons are Faulkner’s commissioners of the old South. One way that Faulkner portrays Emily as a southern traditional character is in her obedience and loyalty to the southern values which are instilled by her father. Emily has the desire to fulfill the traditional southern female role of the

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    “A Rose for Emily‚” written by William Faulkner‚ is a third person narrative about a woman who grew up in the south under the rule of a very controlling father during a time when women’s rights were still a distant reality. Although the story is one of William Faulkner’s shortest works‚ it is viewed as one of his most popular. One of the things that make this story so popular‚ besides being short‚ is its mysterious plot. In the beginning of the story‚ Emily‚ the main character of the story‚ is

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    Contrast of Emily’s Refusal or Inability to Change Miss Emily Grierson‚ the main character in the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily‚” by William Faulkner‚ was raised sheltered and over-protected from society by her father. Miss Emily wasn’t allowed to get close to anyone including her own family because of a falling out over her late Aunt Wyatt’s estate. When Miss Emily’s father died she could not accept it. The town discovered Miss Emily had kept her father ’s dead body at the dinner table for three

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    “A Rose for Emily” 1. What is meaningful in the final detail that the strand of hair on the second pillow is iron-gray? -This I meaningful because Miss Emily’s hair was described as iron-gray. This makes it understood that one her hair’s was in the bed with Homer’s body‚ which means that she had recently been exposed to his corpse. 2. Who is the unnamed narrator? For whom does he profess to be speaking? -I believe the unnamed narrator could be several people voicing their own opinion or point

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    A Rose for Emily William Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily is published in 1931. The setting of this short story is of a funeral for Miss Emily‚ a well respected member of the high society in Jefferson‚ Mississippi in the late 1800’s. This story depicts the lifestyle of the members of the noble patriarchal society‚ what is expected of them in public‚ contrasted with what actually goes on in their lives in private. In "A Rose for Emily" the past is contrasted with the present era. The past is

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    readers and other people who also feel pity for Emily. That’s because the narrator always use “we”. Such as “Already we knew that there was one room in that region above stairs” and “when we saw Emily” etc. This reveals the narrator’s purpose to resonate with readers and the majority. Q3: It seem better told from “his” point of view is because there is no one other point of view that impartiality will be maintained. The author wanted us to sympathize Emily. Therefore‚ the only way to connect reader’s

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