A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily Essay
Title: The Jealous Townspeople
I. Thesis Statement: A Rose for Emily is a story of the envy harbored by the citizens in reaction to Miss Emily’s pride, reclusiveness, and heritage.
II. A. Topic Sentence: Miss Emily’s heritage is the first and most important reason the town’s people were desirous of her.
1. Supporting Sentence: Miss Grierson was born into a prominent family the residents of her town recognized as being an old and distinguished family. 2. Supporting Sentence: In section one of the story, the people who lived among Emily described her as, “a hereditary obligation upon the town.” 3. Supporting Sentence: When Mr. Grierson died the town’s people felt as though she had become “humanized” and relished the fact that now she would know, “the old thrill and the old despair of a penny more or less.” 4. Concluding Sentence: Though the stories’ main character had originally come from a prominent family, her father ensured that though he left her no money after his passing that she would be provided for, leading to her perception as “a hereditary obligation upon the town”, and exaggerating the feelings of jealousy the people who lived among her held for her. B. Topic Sentence: Miss Emily’s sense of superiority was beneficial in increasing the begrudged feelings the residents of her town possessed towards her.
1. Supporting Sentence: Though Emily had not been left any form of financial support when her father died, she maintained her sense of confidence and poise. 2. Supporting Sentence: The residents where she lived did not offer to assist Miss Grierson financially or through work around her home because they knew she would be too proud to accept it. 3. Supporting Sentence: The citizens where Emily lived perceived her as though she demanded more respect from them because she was the last living Grierson, according to section
Title: The Jealous Townspeople
I. Thesis Statement: A Rose for Emily is a story of the envy harbored by the citizens in reaction to Miss Emily’s pride, reclusiveness, and heritage.
II. A. Topic Sentence: Miss Emily’s heritage is the first and most important reason the town’s people were desirous of her.
1. Supporting Sentence: Miss Grierson was born into a prominent family the residents of her town recognized as being an old and distinguished family. 2. Supporting Sentence: In section one of the story, the people who lived among Emily described her as, “a hereditary obligation upon the town.” 3. Supporting Sentence: When Mr. Grierson died the town’s people felt as though she had become “humanized” and relished the fact that now she would know, “the old thrill and the old despair of a penny more or less.” 4. Concluding Sentence: Though the stories’ main character had originally come from a prominent family, her father ensured that though he left her no money after his passing that she would be provided for, leading to her perception as “a hereditary obligation upon the town”, and exaggerating the feelings of jealousy the people who lived among her held for her. B. Topic Sentence: Miss Emily’s sense of superiority was beneficial in increasing the begrudged feelings the residents of her town possessed towards her.
1. Supporting Sentence: Though Emily had not been left any form of financial support when her father died, she maintained her sense of confidence and poise. 2. Supporting Sentence: The residents where she lived did not offer to assist Miss Grierson financially or through work around her home because they knew she would be too proud to accept it. 3. Supporting Sentence: The citizens where Emily lived perceived her as though she demanded more respect from them because she was the last living Grierson, according to section