"A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner deals with the shocking subject of morbid fascination, resistance to change, and the lasting effects of a father's pattern of psychological abuse; however, I do not believe it deals with necrophilia per se. ... Emily Grierson is the main character illustrated in the story. ... The language Faulkner uses in this description introduces the reader to the subject of death and the image of a corpse. ... The only way Emily could absolutely hold onto Homer is by killing him and keeping his corpse as a token of romantic love, a thing Emily has never kn...

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A Rose for Emily "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, is a story set back in post civil war era, in the Southern United States. I found this story quite alarming and really ended up feeling sorry for Miss Emily. ... Miss Emily was over thirty when her father died and left her all alone. ... I believe that Miss Emily was a round character. Miss Emily slowly deteriorates over time as we see by the way the narrator speaks of her hair becoming gray. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate