5.03 Regionalism: Faulkner “a Rose for Emily”
Kathryn Kerr
04062013
5.03 Regionalism: Faulkner “A Rose for Emily”
Part 1- Character Identification:
1: Emily Grierson – Emily is a mysterious character who changes from a bright and hopeful young girl to a isolated and secretive old woman. Devastated and alone after her father’s death, she is the main source of pity for the townspeople. After a life of having potential suitors rejected by her father, she spends time after his death with a newcomer, Homer Barron, although the chances of his marrying her decrease as the years pass. Bloated and lifeless in her later years, her hair turns steel gray. She eventually poisons Homer and seals his corpse into an upstairs room.
2: Colonel Sartoris -A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His elaborate and kind gesture is not noticed by the succeeding generation of town leaders.
3: Tobe -Emily’s servant. Tobe, his voice assumed to be rusty from never using it, is the only connection that Emily has to the outside world. For years, he dutifully cares for her and tends to her needs. Eventually the townspeople stop bothering him for information about Emily. After Emily’s death, he walks out the back door and never returns.
4: Judge Stevens -A mayor of Jefferson. Eighty years old, Judge Stevens tries to gingerly handle the complaints about the smell coming from the Grierson property. To be respectful of Emily’s pride and former position in the community, he and the aldermen decide to sprinkle lime on the property in the middle of the night.
5: Homer Barron -A foreman from the North. Homer is a large man with a dark complexion, a booming voice, and light-colored eyes. A hard and demanding boss, he wins many admirers in Jefferson because of his outgoing nature and good sense of humor. He gains an interest in Emily and takes her for Sunday drives in a yellow-wheeled buggy. Although his nice attributes, the townspeople view him as a poor, if not scandalous, choice
04062013
5.03 Regionalism: Faulkner “A Rose for Emily”
Part 1- Character Identification:
1: Emily Grierson – Emily is a mysterious character who changes from a bright and hopeful young girl to a isolated and secretive old woman. Devastated and alone after her father’s death, she is the main source of pity for the townspeople. After a life of having potential suitors rejected by her father, she spends time after his death with a newcomer, Homer Barron, although the chances of his marrying her decrease as the years pass. Bloated and lifeless in her later years, her hair turns steel gray. She eventually poisons Homer and seals his corpse into an upstairs room.
2: Colonel Sartoris -A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His elaborate and kind gesture is not noticed by the succeeding generation of town leaders.
3: Tobe -Emily’s servant. Tobe, his voice assumed to be rusty from never using it, is the only connection that Emily has to the outside world. For years, he dutifully cares for her and tends to her needs. Eventually the townspeople stop bothering him for information about Emily. After Emily’s death, he walks out the back door and never returns.
4: Judge Stevens -A mayor of Jefferson. Eighty years old, Judge Stevens tries to gingerly handle the complaints about the smell coming from the Grierson property. To be respectful of Emily’s pride and former position in the community, he and the aldermen decide to sprinkle lime on the property in the middle of the night.
5: Homer Barron -A foreman from the North. Homer is a large man with a dark complexion, a booming voice, and light-colored eyes. A hard and demanding boss, he wins many admirers in Jefferson because of his outgoing nature and good sense of humor. He gains an interest in Emily and takes her for Sunday drives in a yellow-wheeled buggy. Although his nice attributes, the townspeople view him as a poor, if not scandalous, choice