A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner is a short story in which it could see reflected the influence of the author's life. ... Since there is a connection between "A Rose for Emily" story and the Author, the author's biography is going to be briefly reviewed in this work. ... A Rose for Emily was published in 1931; according to the text, this story takes place in a town called Town of Jefferson who seems to be fictional, a town created by the author with some characteristics of the real Mississippi Town of Oxford where Faulkner grew up. ... (Grant and Reid 2009) Once Emily...
Emily, a Study in Change Throughout the story A Rose for Emily William Faulkner takes his readers on an emotional roller coaster in regards to their feelings toward the main character. ... So, we are fed our opinion of Emily rather than left to create it. ... Because Faulkner uses the narrator to tell us how the town felt of Emily we tend to form those same opinions of Emily. ... Faulkner chooses to introduce us to Emily through her death. ... The change we see in Emily is obviously for the worse. ...
There are many example of this theme can be found his most popular short story "A Rose for Emily."" ... She does not understand death, a literally and figuratively theme throughout the story ("A Rose for Emily-). ... This scene foreshadows the horror discovery at the end of the story when "they- found her lover's corpse ("A Rose for Emily-). ... Historically, changes in the Old South also brought distinctive changes between generations in "A Rose for Emily."" ... "A Rose for Emily- is his most famous short story that has been widely read, criticized, and anthologized. ...