Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897 and was raised in the small town of Oxford where he felt was adequate enough to base many of his stories. Yoknapatawpha is a very famous fictional own, based on his own hometown, where many of Faulkner’s stories take place. Faulkner dropped out of school many times and lost many jobs because of his constant writing. He spent his time invested in writing groups instead, until his stories were being published regularly. He gained more popularity with his short stories and novels throughout the early 20th century until he received the Noble Prize for Literature in 1952 (Timeline.)

During his lifetime, Faulkner, won awards, such as the Legion of Honor for his short stories as well as his novels (timeline.) Faulkne

A Rose for Emily is another story focused around the gossip of one town focused around one character, Emily. Emily’s past is described as being sheltered by her father and having no mother. She was forced to live alone with her father until he died and then she had no one. The town was finally relieved to know they could pity her until they noticed she was often in the company of Homer Barron. Rumors floated that he “was not a marrying man,” meaning he was possibly a homosexual but when Emily bought a men’s grooming set with Homer’s initials engraved, the townspeople confirmed among themselves that they were together.

In this story I believe that Faulkner is making a statement about Native American’s and their society and how it isn’t much different from white southerners at this time. The character’s still talk of their slaves in a disrespectful manner although they have a culture much different than the white slave owners. During the story Faulkner uses language typical of the characters and gives them a serious solemn tone.

I believe it’s quite possible that not many of the events in this story actually even took place, because people tend to exaggerate when gossiping. The narrator never says he/she sees any of these events ever happen but says that he/she heard this news from other people. Faulkner could have been making a statement about rumors or gossip and how exaggerated things can become in small towns or how fast information can move throughout a small town.

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