How Does A Rose For Emily Change
In the short story of “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner he portrays a lady that is unsusceptible to change over a period of time. She deals with death, love, and the forever society that is changing. Society is reluctant to accept Miss Emily because she comes off odd and very difficult to understand. However, because of her father’s wealth, the community puts of with her. Emily feels that the changes that are made in society are not applicable to her and refuses to follow the rules. However, through the course of time, the townspeople learn of a deep secret that Emily keeps from them.
Emily Grierson is represented as a young lady full of life, however, as time escapes life, she shows signs of aging and as one age's the society she lived in was changing. With her age and the changes in society, Emily refused to …show more content…
Emily’s father was a very prosperous businessman; this man was so well off that he once was able to lend the town a considerable amount of money. Due to the generosity of Miss Emily’s father, the mayor at this time Colonel Sartoris discharged their family of their taxes as an agreement. Emily’s father was very protective of her and felt no man was good enough for his daughter’s hand. “None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such” (Faulkner 302). Her father disallowed every man that ever approached Miss Emily. After her father’s final day, it took Miss Emily three days before she would hand over her father’s body to the coroner. She, in fact, acted more as if he was still alive than dead, this was a way for Miss Emily to grieve the loss of her father. Emily had a difficult time dealing with the loss of her father, even the town took notice and could finally take pity on her. “When her father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad. At least they could pity Miss Emily (Faulkner
Emily Grierson is represented as a young lady full of life, however, as time escapes life, she shows signs of aging and as one age's the society she lived in was changing. With her age and the changes in society, Emily refused to …show more content…
Emily’s father was a very prosperous businessman; this man was so well off that he once was able to lend the town a considerable amount of money. Due to the generosity of Miss Emily’s father, the mayor at this time Colonel Sartoris discharged their family of their taxes as an agreement. Emily’s father was very protective of her and felt no man was good enough for his daughter’s hand. “None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such” (Faulkner 302). Her father disallowed every man that ever approached Miss Emily. After her father’s final day, it took Miss Emily three days before she would hand over her father’s body to the coroner. She, in fact, acted more as if he was still alive than dead, this was a way for Miss Emily to grieve the loss of her father. Emily had a difficult time dealing with the loss of her father, even the town took notice and could finally take pity on her. “When her father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad. At least they could pity Miss Emily (Faulkner