A Rose For Emily And D. H. Lawrence: Literary Analysis
The Twisted Tales
EN210-11
February 22, 2014
The Twisted Tales D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Winner” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” illustrate how a character can create an alternate reality. Lawrence and Faulkner do this through the shared use of third person point of view and symbolism. These literary elements, as well as others used by the authors separately, are used effectively to build the reader up and conclude each story unexpectedly. Lawrence and Faulkner’s utilization of third person point of view assists in building the suspense of both stories. In “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner begins the story by talking about Ms. Emily’s death. Instantly, the reader is given this negative vibe because death is often associated with sadness, grief and darkness. It is then stated in the first line “our whole town…” which implies this story is being told by an individual within the town (Lawrence 204). As …show more content…
However, Faulkner and Lawrence also have distinct literary elements within their stories. Lawrence employs personification and irony. Personification is used when the house is explained to be whispering. Irony is evident in the end when Paul exerts that he is lucky and collapses to his death (Lawrence 152). Faulkner, on the other hand, tells his story using imagery and flashbacks. “A Rose for Emily” begins with the funeral and the rest of the story is told through older accounts of encounters with Ms. Emily. Imagery is used throughout the story which helps the reader paint a picture of the characters and setting. For instance, Ms. Emily is described as “a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head” (Faulkner 206). This makes the story become even more real as the reader is able to visually create Ms. Emily’s
EN210-11
February 22, 2014
The Twisted Tales D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Winner” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” illustrate how a character can create an alternate reality. Lawrence and Faulkner do this through the shared use of third person point of view and symbolism. These literary elements, as well as others used by the authors separately, are used effectively to build the reader up and conclude each story unexpectedly. Lawrence and Faulkner’s utilization of third person point of view assists in building the suspense of both stories. In “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner begins the story by talking about Ms. Emily’s death. Instantly, the reader is given this negative vibe because death is often associated with sadness, grief and darkness. It is then stated in the first line “our whole town…” which implies this story is being told by an individual within the town (Lawrence 204). As …show more content…
However, Faulkner and Lawrence also have distinct literary elements within their stories. Lawrence employs personification and irony. Personification is used when the house is explained to be whispering. Irony is evident in the end when Paul exerts that he is lucky and collapses to his death (Lawrence 152). Faulkner, on the other hand, tells his story using imagery and flashbacks. “A Rose for Emily” begins with the funeral and the rest of the story is told through older accounts of encounters with Ms. Emily. Imagery is used throughout the story which helps the reader paint a picture of the characters and setting. For instance, Ms. Emily is described as “a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head” (Faulkner 206). This makes the story become even more real as the reader is able to visually create Ms. Emily’s