1. A Rose For Emily
A Rose for Emily? By William Faulkner InA Rose for Emily?... Just as people dry roses to preserve their beauty, Miss Emily murders Homer Barron to preserve his love. ... Homer Barron ends up being Miss Emily's dried rose. ... Miss Emily's world was always in the past. ...
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. ...