William Faulkner is renowned as one of the greatest American observers of Southern life, recording many of his annotations is his extraordinary short stories. ... "I went because Uncle Willy was the finest man I ever knew, because even women couldn't beat him, because in spite of them he wound up his life getting fun out of being alive, and he dies doing the thing that was most fun because I was there to help him," is how the boy describes his admiration for Uncle Willy. ... The two younger siblings even seem to be oblivious to the fact that she is human stating things like, "I aint...

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Critical Analysis of "A Rose for Emily" Written by William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" is by literary means an outstanding short story which unveils the human condition in a time which still holds onto and remembers the past. ... In this light we become the gossip, the curious, and the collective, or as I believe the narrator himself. ... Ironically, Emily is buried with the rest of the town's history, laying next to the men who fought in the civil war. ... When she is confronted about paying her taxes, she states "I received a paper, yes", "Perhaps he considers himself the sher...

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By William Faulkner InA Rose for Emily?... When he died, Miss Emily refused to acknowledge his death. ... to show she is exempt from paying taxes and that she must pay her taxes, she repeats, "I have no taxes in Jefferson," and vanquishes them. ... And so she died. ... Emily fears that Homer's love will die away. ...

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