Rose for emily

             and aristocrat, a bohemian, or a derelict? (Zane 5). Faulkner established himself as a.
             major novelist in 1929 with the book The Sound and the Fury (Larinde). He wrote.
             twenty novels and many short stories (Zane 1). His greatest achievements were the.
             Nobel Prize for literature in 1950, the National Book Award, and Pulitzer Prizes. All of.
             these awards came after he was fifty (7). .
             Although Faulkner lived in Canada, New Orleans, New York, Hollywood, and Virginia,.
             most of his life was spent in his native Mississippi (Faulkner 177).In his works William.
             Faulkner used the American South as a microcosm for the universal theme of time?.
             (Larinde). Almost all of his stories are set in the Deep South. Some critics describe.
             Faulkner asthe quintessential Southern writer with his greatest works centered in this.
             region? (Zane 1). Many of his stories? central themes seem to be based on themes that.
             the South has struggled with for decades. These are race, gender, repression, myth,.
             and heroism (2). .
             William Faulkner struggled with financial problems and alcoholism like his father and.
             grandfather (?William Faulkner?). He died of a heart attack on July 6, 1962 and is buried.
             in St. Peter's Cemetery. .
             William Faulkner's short storyA Rose for Emily? is an intriguing story of a lady who gets.
             away with murder in the South around the turn of the century. There are many.
             different interpretations regarding the meaning of this story. These range from Ray.
             West's theory of Emily Grierson's attempt to stop time to Jack Scherting's suggestion.
             that she suffers from an Oedipal complex (Blythe 192). .
             In my analysis of Faulkner's story, I will give several different interpretations written by.
             different writers. Then I will explain which one I agree with the most and why. .
             Celia Rodriguez believes that inA Rose for Emily? the past is contrasted with the.
             present era. The past is seen in Miss Emily, Colonel Sartoris, the old Negro servant, and.