Rose For Emily
1. “A Rose for Emily” is narrated in first-person plural. Why do you think Faulkner chose “we” rather than “I” as the voice for the story? How might this narrative strategy be related to the description of
Emily as “a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town” (part 1 paragraph 3)?
I think Faulkner chose “we” rather than “I” to insinuate the town as a whole view of Emily. She was a duty to the whole town. Emily felt she had privilege over comon town folk and their efforts to change the way of things failed.
2. Trace the timeline of this story, and then analyze why the author decided to recount the tale in this manner. How does the order of the telling help shape the story’s meaning? What details foreshadow …show more content…
Over the years, especially after the death of her father, Emily drug the families name down. Her actions in the town caused her to become a fallen monument. Emily is repeatedly called an “idol” because she was a traditional woman to the town’s people. Consistent with her views, ideas, and actions- people viewed her as an idol due to her set in stone ways.
5. Describe Emily’s relationship with her father. What details in the story support your view? How does this relationship influence the development of events in the story?
Emily’s relationship with her father is all she had and knew. Her father controlled her life and at the same time Emily loved him dearly. For three days, Emily denied that fact her father was dead and allowed his body to decompose in her home. She tried to hold onto his love and presence even after his passing. The silhouette of her father with the horse whip implied the control he had on her life.
6. Did the story’s ending surprise you? Explain why Miss Emily did what she did.
No the story’s ending did not surprise me. Emily seemed “off” the entire story and when she bought the poisoning I already knew what it was for. Emily killed Homer because of him being a rat, thus killing him with rat
Emily as “a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town” (part 1 paragraph 3)?
I think Faulkner chose “we” rather than “I” to insinuate the town as a whole view of Emily. She was a duty to the whole town. Emily felt she had privilege over comon town folk and their efforts to change the way of things failed.
2. Trace the timeline of this story, and then analyze why the author decided to recount the tale in this manner. How does the order of the telling help shape the story’s meaning? What details foreshadow …show more content…
Over the years, especially after the death of her father, Emily drug the families name down. Her actions in the town caused her to become a fallen monument. Emily is repeatedly called an “idol” because she was a traditional woman to the town’s people. Consistent with her views, ideas, and actions- people viewed her as an idol due to her set in stone ways.
5. Describe Emily’s relationship with her father. What details in the story support your view? How does this relationship influence the development of events in the story?
Emily’s relationship with her father is all she had and knew. Her father controlled her life and at the same time Emily loved him dearly. For three days, Emily denied that fact her father was dead and allowed his body to decompose in her home. She tried to hold onto his love and presence even after his passing. The silhouette of her father with the horse whip implied the control he had on her life.
6. Did the story’s ending surprise you? Explain why Miss Emily did what she did.
No the story’s ending did not surprise me. Emily seemed “off” the entire story and when she bought the poisoning I already knew what it was for. Emily killed Homer because of him being a rat, thus killing him with rat