1. Literary Analysis On "A Rose For Emily"
When they mail a tax notice and receive no reply, they mail a formal letter. ... I"d be the last one in the world to bother Miss Emily, but we've got to do something" (89). ... Of course, Faulkner makes note of the fact that it is the female cousins who come to intervene. ... Faulkner writes, "only a man of Colonel Sartoris" generation and thought could have invented it, and only a woman could have believed it" (88). ... His men come across as admirable, respectful, polite, well-mannered citizens who do no harm and cause no embarrassment to an old woman who seems to live an eccentric life...
- Word Count: 1110
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School