The events that occur in Miss Emily's life play a key role as to why she is considered a "monument" in the short story, "A Rose For Emily," by William Faulkner. Faulkner illustrates that Miss Emily's desire to control her life causes her to deny the passing of time. Many events in her life have caused her to have a hard time dealing with change over time. The death of her father, meeting Homer Barron, and finding herself all had a life changing impact of how she accepted the passing of time.
Miss Emily was a tradition and people thought very highly of her in her town. After the loss of her father, she was not able to accept the fact that he was dead. She learned to find comfort in living under someone else and that feeling was lost after her father passed. Without her father, Emily has to be on her own. Not only does she have to begin making her own decisions but she will also have to learn how to not live under the control of her father. After such a traumatic event, one may undergo some personality changes and/or go though some type of phase. "After her father's death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardy saw her at all" (Faulkner 33). Miss Emily can be described as a "monument" in this story because of her inability to handle the loss of control her father had over her after he died.
Miss Emily has a hard time taking control of the tribulations in her life. It started with the death of her father and with Homer Barron. .
Homer had been seen out very frequently with Miss Emily after the passing of her father. This was the first time Miss Emily had been out since the tragedy, and her relationship with the lower-class Yankee becomes the talk of the town. "When she had first begun to be seen with Homer Barron, we had said, "She will marry him" (35). Even though things started to look up for her there was one thing keeping her away from full happiness.
An Analysis of "A Rose for Emily" In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily", the role of the community plays a major part in the story. ... In "A Rose For Emily", Miss Emily is greatly respected by the community; everyone in town knows about Miss Emily. ... "A Rose for Emily" is a perfect name for this story. Homer Barron was Emily's rose. ... The community is the narrator of "A Rose for Emily". ...
William Faulkner: "A Rose for Emily" In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner's use of imagery sets a tone for the general theme of the story, death. ... Faulkner, through great use of imagery, paints a vivid of a dying rose, Miss Emily. ... At this point in her life Emily is like the blossoming rose. ... Then Emily, like a revitalized rose, then springs forth again. ... Miss Emily is then seen in the company of a male friend, Homer Barron. ...
Robertson 1 Nicole Robertson Elaine Walden English 102 10 September 2001 A life of increasing Dementia in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" A compelling story of a young woman's life by William Faulkner in a "A Rose for Emily". ... William Falkner uses setting, foreshadowing and characterization of Emily to trace Miss Emily's increasing dementia. ... "A Rose for Emily"(557) tells the tale of a young woman who lives and abides by her father's strict rational. The descriptions of the decaying...
In many different ways, setting and symbolism has a very deep and underlying insight to the story of "A Rose for Emily." ... Both the town and Miss Emily herself, now looked upon Miss Emily as the only remnant of that greater time. ... Miss Emily also represents the "Old South". ... In the short story, " A Rose for Emily," the color black is symbolic for death, as well as depression and gloom. ... "A Rose for Emily" contains many examples of strong symbolism throughout the story. ...
A Rose for Emily: An analysis of "A Rose for Emily- A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner, first came out in 1930. ... When writing A rose For Emily, Faulkner used a first person minor point of view. ... Faulkner refers to Miss Emily's body as a skeleton. ... Miss Emily could have been happy and possibly marry Homer. ... A Rose for Emily was a depthful and insightful story of the changes brought about in the South. ...
William Faulkner intriguingly depicts status, society, and the role of women in his short fiction "A Rose for Emily." ... In the short story "A Rose for Emily," Miss Emily is the highest ranking status symbol in the town of Jefferson. ... However, status became a burden on Miss Emily. ... Faulkner also portrays the role of women in "A Rose for Emily" in a negative manner. ... Faulkner's view of women in the short story "A Rose for Emily" is one of inferiority and nuisance. ...
A Rose For Emily William Faulker's " A Rose for Emily" tells the story of a young woman who is violated by her father's strict mentality. ... This had to be a terrible opposition for Miss Emily. ... Miss Emily refused to allow modern change into her desolate life. ... When Miss Emily died Jefferson lost a monument of the Old South. ... In conclusion, "A Rose for Emily" is a shocking tale about Emily Grierson, her love, and her inability to accept change. ...
Secondly, William Faulkner uses symbolic imagery to define and characterize Miss Emily Grierson. ... Similarly, Miss Emily has become an "eyesore-. ... The greatest thing a rose can symbolize is love. ... The rose symbolizes dreams of romance that Miss Emily had yet to experience for herself. ... While it seems that Miss Emily has reached a point of happiness in her life and has finally found love, the thorns of the rose appear and begin to shred her life. ...
In the short story, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Miss Emily leads a difficult life. ... In "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner demonstrates ones troubles of letting go of someone close to you. ... After a while Miss Emily started to fall in love with Homer. ... This made her happy, "Miss Emily her head high (p.55)." ... Faulkner gives us a good example in his short story "A Rose for Emily" on how difficult it is for someone to let go of someone they love. ...
