"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner is set in a small Southern town during the post-Civil War era. ... It is not until the end of the story when Emily dies, that her murderous act is discovered. ... Emily's pride is a major contributor to her inability to change. Emily's stubborn nature is prevalent throughout the story. ... Emily's servant was her only company and even he never conversed with her. ...
The town of Jefferson plays a big part in shaping the meaning of Miss Emily. ... The town doesn't exactly care about Emily, but yet at the same time they do in means of their curiosity, wanting to know what is in the house. " When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old man-servant-a combined gardener and cook-had seen in at least ten years."" ... The story starts off with Emily's house; Faulkner uses ...
Emily, a Study in Change Throughout the story A Rose for Emily William Faulkner takes his readers on an emotional roller coaster in regards to their feelings toward the main character. ... Because Faulkner uses the narrator to tell us how the town felt of Emily we tend to form those same opinions of Emily. ... Faulkner chooses to introduce us to Emily through her death. ... As the narrator continues to remember and reflect on Emily's life and how she lived out the rest of her days behind closed doors with a single servant as her only contact to the outside world, our opinion of her...
He let her live such a secluded live that all she had left was her servant. ... The society that Emily lived in pity her. ... Faulkner states "people said Poor Emily"(3). ... So, it was hard for miss Emily to let him go. ... Emily was a true individual. ...
In short, Miss Emily Grierson is a disturbed relic of a by-gone era. ... Living in the large house with no one other than her Negro servant may have turned Miss Emily into a bitter old maid. ... Miss Emily was a head case. ... Miss Emily was a psychotic woman, but Faulkner portrayed Emily Grierson this way for a purpose. This would not be a story without Emily and her morbid ways. ...
