... to cover her lawn and cellar door with lime to hide the smell of the dead corpse of her father. Three days later Emily finally allows for the body to be removed from her home. Part three is one in which no outsiders are allowed in. Miss Emily is only known to have ... purchased rat poison for an unidentified reason. Similar to the second part, in part four, two invasions occur: The Baptist minister and a ... visit from her relatives from Alabama. In the final part, the horde comes and buries the corpse as Miss ... By reading "A Rose for Emily", no one truly understands Emily's true thou...

• Word Count: 2150
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... his character. Chillingworth however is not Dimmesdale's enemy. The townspeople, who represent the Puritan society, play a decisive role as the second antagonist in the story. The Puritans were very religious people. They spent their whole life serving God in the hope becoming elected. Adultery was considerated a sin connected with the devil. People connected with the devil were considered as outsiders of society. They were degraded by everybody, starting at ... a young age children were taught to prevent contact with those sinners, "As the two wayfares came within the precincts of the ...

• Word Count: 1627
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School