1. A Rose for Emily and The Cask of Amontillado
... , or sympathy. In "A Rose for Emily" and "The Cask of Amontillado" both authors try to draw out sympathy from their audience for their main characters. Although Emily and Montresor are both equally murderous main characters, Emily is more of a sympathetic character. Many different things can drive someone to commit the crime of murder. It can be pure hatred, jealousy, or love. In ... not a shock that when Homer comes into town she becomes attached and does not get rid of his body after his death either. In contrast to Emily is Montresor, the main character in Edgar Allan Poe's story, "Th...
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