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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In, A Rose for Emily, William Faulkner uses the element of time to enhance the plot and details of the story. ... Faulkner first recaptures the dispensation of Miss Emily's taxes in 1894, he continues by illustrating Miss Emily's nature of not accepting new concepts. ... This switch, mirrors Miss Emily's unclear state of mind. ... After the author introduces the character of Miss Emily, he goes back even further into the past to explain why Miss Emily possesses her unique personality. ... The insanity of Miss Emily's great aunt, old lady Wyatt, suggests that Miss Emily&#...

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