In the short story "Barn Burning," Faulkner uses his familiar Yoknapatawpha County, and in "A Rose for Emily," his town of Jefferson. ... Colonel John Sartoris was based on Faulkner's great-grandfather William C. ... His strictness shows in Bayard when in "A Rose For Emily," Faulkner notes "he who fathered the edict that no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron." ... Faulkner's background is so influential on "A Rose For Emily," that it is a metaphor for how the South was changing at the time that the story was written. ... William Faulkner's life was fill...

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William Faulkner introduces us to Miss Emily Grierson at her funeral, in his short story "A Rose for Emily". ... " Miss Emily had no one in her life besides her father. ... William Faulkner tells "only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps-an eyesore among eyesores.... William Faulkner points out, "Homer himself had remarked-he liked men". This is the final breaking point for Miss Emily. ...

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"A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner reveals the conflicts one can have with himself, his environment or with others. In "A Rose for Emily," a young girl, Emily Grierson, faces a rather tragic life and undergoes conflict throughout what is shown in the story. ... This is seen throughout Faulkner's short tale in examples such as Emily's refusal to pay taxes and the murdering of Homer Barron. ... Furthermore, Emily is in conflict with herself. ... Over all, in "A Rose for Emily," by William Faulkner, Miss Emily Grierson is unable to let go of the past. ...

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An example of such a person is the character, Emily Grierson, from William Faulkner's short story, A Rose for Emily. Through Emily's actions as well as the actions and dialogue of her fellow townspeople, Faulkner presents her to be stubborn, self-consumed, and proud. ... In the opening paragraph, Faulkner even describes the house Emily lives in as stubborn by saying that it is the only house left in that particular neighborhood. ... These actions exemplify Emily's self-consumption. ... Another evident characteristic of Emily that Faulkner reveals to the reader is that she ...

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Character Analysis "A Rose for Emily" "A Rose for Emily" is a short story by William Faulkner revolving around the main character, Miss Emily Grierson. ... Then Faulkner begins to tell about Emily when she was alive. ... When the Aldermen came to her house to discuss her paying taxes, she would tell them "see Colonel Sartoris" (Faulkner 131). ... The note was on paper with "faded ink" (Faulkner 131). ... Throughout their conversation, Emily is basically telling the Aldermen the she has "no taxes" in Jefferson (Faulkner 131). ...

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In the meaningful story of "A Rose for Emily- written by William Faulkner, Faulkner uses the physical, social settings, and time going to strengthen the impression and meaning of the characters. ... Faulkner uses a third person narration and by doing that, it has an effect on the readers' perspective and judgement on Emily. The techniques used by Faulkner help us create a strong image of the meaning of Emily, and her personality by the using the setting. ... The story starts off with Emily's house; Faulkner uses a great amount of details of the house, which clearly relates to Em...

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The Isolation of Murder Suspense is how William Faulkner keeps his reader intrigued in "A Rose for Emily." ... Faulkner shows that the town thinks of Emily as "a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (75). ... Emily is content with Homer and has "Normal aspirations to find love and a husband and a family" (Faulkner 82). ... For this reason, when Faulkner writes of the smell developing from Miss Emily's home, we are intrigued by the assumption that Emily may have done something wrong. Additionally, Faulkner reveals Emily has yet again retreated into...

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In "A Rose For Miss Emily" by William Faulkner he expresses the theme of Individuality. ... Faulkner in the beginning of the story uses Miss Emily's father as dominant figure over her. Faulkner states that "None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such"(2). ... Faulkner states "At last they could pity miss Emily. ... Faulkner states "people said Poor Emily"(3). ...

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In the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Emily's relationships were predicted by her father's actions when she was a child, which made her alone and longing for a male relationship. ... As Emily grew older, the more stubborn she became. ... I have no taxes in Jefferson" (Faulkner 3). ... This situation also showed the town how out of it Emily is. ... Homer fit the perfect ideal for Emily as a male figure. ...

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Short Story Essay The Anguish of Miss Emily Grierson The anguish of a southern lady who lives a strange and unhappy life was written by William Faulkner in a short story entitled "A Rose for Emily". Faulkner sets the story during the 1930's with the death of Miss Emily Grierson, who is the protagonist, in a small southern town named Jefferson. ... Miss Emily's anguish began with the death of her father. ... Because of the death of her father, Miss Emily has become a hermit of sorts. ... It seems as though Miss Emily has found a man she wants to be with forever. ...

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