A Rose for Emily-William Faulkner
Topic 14.
In “A Rose for Emily”, Emily should be able to do as she pleases, but her dependence on her father does not allow her to have freedom. Her father’s over-protection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities. Argue for or against this view.
Thesis statement :
Miss Emily lives a real miserable life under her father’s overprotection. Her life should be better as she deserves. Unfortunately, she has no freedom to choose her “right” man. Nor can she be a wife and mother like others. Her father’s overprotection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities.
Topic sentences :
1. She deserves to live a better life.
2. She is not free to live her own life because of her father’s overprotection.
3. Her father’s overprotection results in monstrous deeds in her life.
ESSAY
William Faulkner, the laureate of Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950, is considered one of the most influential writers of twentieth century American Literature. His talent is greatly shown in “A Rose for Emily”, a dramatic story about Emily Grierson’s hard life. She lives a real miserable life under her father’s overprotection. Her life should be better as she deserves. Unfortunately, she has no freedom to choose her “right” man. Nor can she be a wife and mother like others. Her father’s overprotection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities. (92w)
Born in a noble family, she lives in the lap of luxury, but the material life does not compensate for her sufferings. In fact, she is like “fish in bowl, bird in cage” as her father’s thinks, “none of the young men were quite good enough for her”. Poor her, a beautiful young aristocrat with a miserable life! Obviously, she deserves to live a better life and should have done whatever she desires: friendship, love and a happy family like others’ as those are basic rights of a human being. In contrast, she imprisons herself in her own house while living in loneliness and boredom. (105w)
Moreover, she is not
In “A Rose for Emily”, Emily should be able to do as she pleases, but her dependence on her father does not allow her to have freedom. Her father’s over-protection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities. Argue for or against this view.
Thesis statement :
Miss Emily lives a real miserable life under her father’s overprotection. Her life should be better as she deserves. Unfortunately, she has no freedom to choose her “right” man. Nor can she be a wife and mother like others. Her father’s overprotection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities.
Topic sentences :
1. She deserves to live a better life.
2. She is not free to live her own life because of her father’s overprotection.
3. Her father’s overprotection results in monstrous deeds in her life.
ESSAY
William Faulkner, the laureate of Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950, is considered one of the most influential writers of twentieth century American Literature. His talent is greatly shown in “A Rose for Emily”, a dramatic story about Emily Grierson’s hard life. She lives a real miserable life under her father’s overprotection. Her life should be better as she deserves. Unfortunately, she has no freedom to choose her “right” man. Nor can she be a wife and mother like others. Her father’s overprotection is obviously the root of all her monstrosities. (92w)
Born in a noble family, she lives in the lap of luxury, but the material life does not compensate for her sufferings. In fact, she is like “fish in bowl, bird in cage” as her father’s thinks, “none of the young men were quite good enough for her”. Poor her, a beautiful young aristocrat with a miserable life! Obviously, she deserves to live a better life and should have done whatever she desires: friendship, love and a happy family like others’ as those are basic rights of a human being. In contrast, she imprisons herself in her own house while living in loneliness and boredom. (105w)
Moreover, she is not