"A Rose for Emily" has all the ingredients of an interesting story which makes it so special. While writing "A Rose for Emily," Faulkner decided to use flashbacks in time to foreshadow the surprising ending. ... The setting for "A Rose for Emily" was set in a small post civil war town that has not yet adjusted to the progress of the war. ... Emily's father was very secure and close to Emily. ... Homer was a laborer and Emily was a homebody. ...

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Faulkner salutes Emily in his title by offering her a rose. ... Since roses most commonly stand for love, Faulkner gives Emily a rose in the title to show that he is the only one who has any love for Emily. ... This was Faulkner's method of giving Emily a rose. ... Therefore, the rose given to Emily by Faulkner becomes her only love. ... The rose in the title can be symbolic of the monument that the town made of Emily. ...

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A Rose for Emily In Faulkner's short story A Rose for Emily has a underlying theme of loneliness. A character like Miss Emily is with out a doubt depressed and lonely. Emily has a strong potential disposition for mental instability. ... Emily didn't murder because she was mental. ... Emily couldn't deal with another emotional scar. ...

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A Rose for Emily is a sad story about a woman's destiny to be alone. ... There are several symbols within the story as well, the rose in the title, the house, and the smell that is mentioned. ... The symbols in the story are the rose in the title, the house, and the smell. The rose in the title can be a symbol for a few things. A symbol of love for Emily, it could also be a sign of Homer's death, his body wilting like a dying rose. ...

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A Rose for Emily: Characterization In the story A Rose for Emily William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. ... "None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such" (395). Faulkner uses the feelings of other characters to show Miss Emily's pride. ... But Miss Emily's father is still responsible for her being a hermit. ... Miss Emily's pride resulted in the shocking murder of Homer Baron. ...

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1 "A Rose for Emily" "A Rose for Emily", by William Faulkner, begins and ends with the death of Emily Grierson, the main character of the story. Throughout the story Faulkner gives hints that eventually lead up to the shocking revelation of Emily's character. ... At first glance Emily seems like a lonely woman with little self-confidence and low self-esteem. Faulkner portrays Emily and her family with high statuses. ... Emily's father is responsible for her life as a recluse. ...

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In Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, the Gierson home and Emily are symbols of the shift society undertakes, adjusting to the changing power in women from submissive to influential. ... The house contrasts the newer community, Emily contrasts the younger community, and the old beliefs that the house and Emily represent contrast the more liberal community. ... To physically get better, Emily has to be under another man's dominance, and, when he would leave Emily like her father did, Emily keeps him by poisoning him. ... Another man is taking care of Emily until her death,...

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September 25, 2003 Syed Ali "A rose for Emily " is written by William Faulkner. ... Emily was thirty years of age when her father died. ... He was the love of Emily's life. Emily wanted to live with Homer for her entire life. ... When Emily stopped coming out of her house people assumed that Emily lost her mind because Homer had left her. ...

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The events that occur in Miss Emily's life play a key role as to why she is considered a "monument" in the short story, "A Rose For Emily," by William Faulkner. ... Miss Emily was a tradition and people thought very highly of her in her town. ... Without her father, Emily has to be on her own. ... Miss Emily has a hard time taking control of the tribulations in her life. ... The revelation about Homer led Miss Emily to have to take control. ...

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"A Rose for Emily" In William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily", the use of gothic elements help to set the proper atmosphere needed to convince the reader that the story is possible. ... When Emily finally dies, the house is opened. Emily had been in love with Homer, but he was going to desert her. ... Without the use of the gothic style "A Rose for Emily" would not have been nearly as suspenseful or enjoyable. ... "A Rose for Emily" evokes the decaying and dissolute days of the post Civil War South and the realization of the atrocities that can be performed in the name of...

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The 1930 story "A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner is the story of a women who was traumatized by the way her father raised her and the effects of his overprotective and strict mentality. When Emily is able to love someone due to the death of her father. ... Setting and symbolism are two literary elements that help express this idea in "A Rose For Emily." ... As the town moves on, Emily stays in the past. ... When Emily dies, she is looked upon as a statue of remembrance. ...

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" This definition of the subgenre describes the gothic described in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner in an impeccable manner. ... However the people of the community still continued to keep their interest in both the house and Miss Emily. ... When Miss Emily seeks out to go purchase rat poison from the druggist, no questions are asked by anyone. ... At the end of the story, it was revealed how Miss Emily had held onto Homers dead body. ... Her holding onto the body's both times showed how Miss Emily had a struggle with letting go of things. ...

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A Fallen Rose In William Faulkner's short story "A Rose For Emily," the title character yearns for attention and affection. ... In short, Miss Emily Grierson is a disturbed relic of a by-gone era. ... 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. ...

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William Faulkner'sA Rose for Emily?... A Rose for Emily? ... Emily has an obligation to the nobility of her family name. ... Miss Emily fell ill and died in one of the downstairs rooms all alone. ... They waited until Miss Emily was buried before they entered. ...

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Miss Emily Grierson had become a monument. ... 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. ... Emily lived in a world all her own, most likely quite happily. ...

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In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner creates a character in Emily Grierson that is very dynamic. ... Throughout most of this story Emily Grierson gives us the sense of strength. ... What Emily Grierson shows on the outside is a front to protect her from the world as she sees it has changed. Another thing that strongly shows in Emily Grierson's character is her deep respect, and sometimes even reliance, on the past and her ancestry. Emily Grierson comes from an "old style" southern family. ...

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Life Without Change A Rose for Emily, by WIlliam Faulkner, portrays the life of a woman from the south, during the post Civil War era, that has the incapabilities to deal with changes that occur in life. ... Emily does not grow with the times. ... Arsenic, Miss Emily said. ... Neither was Miss Emily. ... Miss Emily could not understand life....

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Emily is first introduced as " lovelier to look at than the lily upon its green stalk, and fresher than May with its spring flowers ." The comparison between Emily and the bright images of beauty and youthfulness suggest that Emily is being influenced by the forces of nature. ... Once again the forces of nature cause Emily to act a certain way and thus her " clothes were bright and new in appearance; Her blond hair was twined in a braid down her back-a yard long- The personification of May exemplifies how the forces of nature play a vital role in Emily's appearance and her fanciful behavi...

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1 There is a romantic union between blacks and whites, which gets destroyed because most people think that the relationship is wrong due to the fact of jealousy, power, and hatred. The play "Othello" written by William Shakespeare showed us a great combination of three. Moreover he showed us how evil can corrupt the good. Thru his writing we learn how things can be planted in your mind and how you drive by those emotions on which you have no control ...

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