The narrator, an unnamed townsperson, is presented as the voice of the town. ... The town of Jefferson is more than simply the setting; it is a character with a voice and values. And this town, understood as setting, character, and narrative voice, controls "A Rose for Emily" from opening through closing sentence. ... Up to the day of her death at seventy-four it was still that vigorous iron-gray, like the hair of an active man.? ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Before the safari and the lion, Macomber seems like he is a very active brave man, but breaks down in the face of danger. ... When he is ready to kill the last bull in the bushes it gets ready to charge him and Margot shoots, readers might think this act was done out of self defense for her husband, but really she was so scared that he would leave her that she killed him instead, "That was a pretty thing to do," [Wilson] said in a toneless voice. ...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

1. "Fat" : a short story? According to van Gorp , a short story is a single-episode narrative with a limited number of characters. The descriptions of the setting and the character's evolutions are restricted. The writer focuses his attention on one character in an everyday situation, which implies...

• Word Count: 2431
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School