Critical Analysis of "A Rose for Emily" Written by William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" is by literary means an outstanding short story which unveils the human condition in a time which still holds onto and remembers the past. ... In this light we become the gossip, the curious, and the collective, or as I believe the narrator himself. ... Ironically, Emily is buried with the rest of the town's history, laying next to the men who fought in the civil war. ... When she is confronted about paying her taxes, she states "I received a paper, yes", "Perhaps he considers himself the sher...

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