William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" is told through a pluralized first person point of view. ... "When we saw Miss Emily, she had grown fat and her hair was turning gray" (96.) ... If Emily or any other specific character close to Emily had been used, the storyline would have been biased and a completely different sense of the character and story would have been attained. ... Faulkner's methods were both efficient and necessary in representing Miss Emily. ... Perhaps this nontraditional form relates to the theme in "A Rose For Emily" in respect to Miss Emily's unwillingn...

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" Chaudhry's words can be applied to the theme of isolation in both William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily," and Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "Richard Cory.... This perspective is also useful in creating mystery and suspense in the story, especially in "A Rose for Emily.... A first person pleural perspective is also used in "Richard Cory;" however, unlike in "A Rose for Emily," it is used to demonstrate the envy the townspeople feel towards Richard and his seemingly ideal life. ... "A Rose for Emily" takes plac...

• Word Count: 1022
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate