the story of a rose for Emily
“A Rose for Emily” is a successful story not only because of its intricately （错综复杂地） complex chronology （时间顺序）, but also because of its unique narrative point of view. The story is told by an unnamed narrator in the first person collective. By using the “we” narrator, Faulkner creates a sense of closeness between readers and his story.
“A Rose for Emily” is divided into five sections.
The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson. The narrator mentions that over the past 100 years, Miss Emily Grierson’s home has fall into disrepair and become “an eyesore among eyesores.” The first sentence of the story sets the tone of how the citizens of Jefferson felt about Emily: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to the funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old manservant – a combined gardener and cook – had seen in at least ten years.”
Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor remitted her taxes in no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron. When a new city council takes over, however, they begin to tax her once again. She refuses to pay the taxes and appear before the sheriff, so the city authorities invite themselves into her house. When confronted on her tax evasion, Emily reminds them that she doesn't have to pay taxes in Jefferson and to speak to Colonel Sartoris, although he had died 10 years before.
In section two, firstly told that a strange smell emits from Emily’s house, Men have to sneak around her house to spread lime to cover smell. As they recrossed the lawn, a window that had been dark was lighted and Emily sat in it, the light behind her, and her upright torso motionless as that of an idol. Then the narrator explains that the Griersons had
“A Rose for Emily” is divided into five sections.
The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson. The narrator mentions that over the past 100 years, Miss Emily Grierson’s home has fall into disrepair and become “an eyesore among eyesores.” The first sentence of the story sets the tone of how the citizens of Jefferson felt about Emily: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to the funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old manservant – a combined gardener and cook – had seen in at least ten years.”
Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor remitted her taxes in no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron. When a new city council takes over, however, they begin to tax her once again. She refuses to pay the taxes and appear before the sheriff, so the city authorities invite themselves into her house. When confronted on her tax evasion, Emily reminds them that she doesn't have to pay taxes in Jefferson and to speak to Colonel Sartoris, although he had died 10 years before.
In section two, firstly told that a strange smell emits from Emily’s house, Men have to sneak around her house to spread lime to cover smell. As they recrossed the lawn, a window that had been dark was lighted and Emily sat in it, the light behind her, and her upright torso motionless as that of an idol. Then the narrator explains that the Griersons had