1. Emily
The story of Emily Grierson's life depicts the nature of the Old South and it's difference with Homer Barron's representation of the North. Faulkner points these differences out by several situations of Emily's life. Tradition plays a big role on Emily and how she is different from the changing town she lives in. Homer in this story, represents the Northern fast life which contrasts greatly with that of Emily's. The concepts of settling down, marriage, values, family, responsibility and death are also described through Emily's and Homer's relationship. .
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 much change. The only exeption to her being alone was Tobe, her male servant, who stayed with her until her death. Traditions are lasting and leave impressions like Emily did to the town, ".our whole town went to her funeral." (pg. 28) The town also knew the person who was the exact opposite of Emily-Homer Barron.
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.
What was valuable to Emily, wasn't to Homer. Emily valued family.
The two main characters from this story, Emily Grieson and Homer Barron, come from very different backgrounds and differences in their personality are found throughout the story. ... The town views Emily and Homer very differently. ... From this quote it's clear of Homers' flashy attitude and Emily's subtle arrogance. Emily and Homer have very contrasting personalities. ... Homer is happy and loud. ...
Both Emily and Homer seem to have contrasting personalities, which makes the drama even more interesting. ... Homer Baron's personality was in total contrast with Emily's. ... Knowing the background of the two characters, I found it rather strange and even unbelieveable that Emily would have fallen for a character such as Homer. ... Emilys condition lead her to a point of financial and emotional desperation that made her slide to a man like Homer. ... This tragic ending was accepeted because Emily and Homer were two diffrent world's and so could not stay together. ...
Even though Emily didn't go out much, she did have a gentleman friend, Homer Barron. ... Emily Liked Homer, but Homer's feelings about the relationship were different. ... Homer left Emily and the town for three days, and then came back. While Homer was gone, Emily still was preparing for her wedding. ... Emily was very afraid when Homer left, she was afraid of being left alone again."" ...
Soon after her father died Emily met Homer Barron, who seemed to represent the quickly fading ideals and old fashioned prestige of the age that the Grierson family was on top of. ... Emily and Homer start to see each other on a regular basis and this makes the townsfolk happy, at first. Soon the people of Jefferson, with their old fashioned family values and beliefs on marriage and sex, become offended that they keep seeing Homer staying the night over at Emily's house, and they do everything that they can to pressure Emily into marrying Homer. Do to the pressure of the never-relenting...
Soon after her father died Emily met Homer Barron, who seemed to represent the quickly fading ideals and old fashioned prestige of the age that the Grierson family was on top of. ... Emily and Homer start to see each other on a regular basis and this makes the townsfolk happy, at first. Soon the people of Jefferson, with their old fashioned family values and beliefs on marriage and sex, become offended that they keep seeing Homer staying the night over at Emily's house, and they do everything that they can to pressure Emily into marrying Homer. Do to the pressure of the never-relenting...
Miss Emily Grierson had become a monument. ... Emily found herself attracted to Homer Barron, a Yankee and the foreman of the job. ... Homer left town and everyone assumed he was preparing a home for Emily. ... For years after Homer left Emily was rarely glimpsed. ... It seems Emily never really lived in the here and now. ...
In the essay, A Rose For Emily, by William Faulkner, the main character, Emily is a southern, black, gentile lady. ... When she began to see Homer Barron, she was looked down upon and talked about because he was a common person. ... Her empowering was murdering Homer Barron and being able to get away with it for years. No one ever thought the strange odor coming from the house might be that of Homer Barron. They just felt sorry for poor Miss Emily while all along she knew she would eventually shock them after her death with the discovery of the body of Homer Barron. ...
Miss Emily Kills Homer In William Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily" he speaks of a lost woman searching for a forbidden love. ... (Faulkner, 57) Soon everyone in town would see Miss Emily with this man, Homer Barron, every Sunday afternoon. There was talk that Homer might be the one, the man to marry Miss Emily and brighten her life. ... Then speculation was that Miss Emily and Homer were to be married, because Emily had "been to the jeweler's and ordered a man's toilet set in silver, with the letters H.B. on each piece." ... Unknown to the townspeople, the last time ...