Emily was the tradition in the South. She was resisting to change, as are traditions. Emily resisted the new taxing laws, the new postal numbers on her house, and even improvement in living at her house. The narrator says, "It smelled of dust and disuse-a close, dank smell." (pg. 29) She lived a very loney and antiqued life without muc

Homer Barron, the Yankee played an important part in A Rose for Emily. He was Emily's lover and represented the North. The North in comparison to the South, was less traditional. He lived the fast life of constant movement and change. He seemed unwilling to consider the possibility of defeat neither by tradition nor by time. He didn't like to settle in one place like Emily was. When he moved to her town, he was popular and social, very unlike Emily or the people of her town. His opinions towards family was reflected when he didn't want to marry Emily. He was not a marrying man. In the South, family was quite significant and something valuable.

Death was inevidable in life. Homer Barron was so busy, that in his idea of life, death did not exist. With Emily death occured, but the person stayed with her forever. In the respect for the person, the South gave recognition to the impo

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