In "A Rose for Emily", the underlying theme was that nothing is as it appears. The neighborhood that Miss Emily lived in was solely concerned about what other people thought of their community although they claim that it is all for the well being of Miss Emily. Faulkner uses diction that strongly portrays the citizens as nosy and outlandish people, "Of course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer.' But there were still others, older people could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige Poor Emily. Her kinsfolk should come to her.'" In our modern language noblesse oblige is not a word that we have even heard of much less use in everyday diction. Having such a phrase brings about a sense of traditional language since noblesse oblige was a phrase often used in a society with aristocrats where there was a gap between the high class and low class. The community only gossiped about Miss Emily, but they have yet to discover who she really is. They gossip as if they know her and are concerned about her well
In "A Rose for Emily", the underlying theme was that nothing is as it appears. The neighborhood that Miss Emily lived in was solely concerned about what other people thought of their community although they claim that it is all for the well being of Miss Emily. Faulkner uses diction that strongly portrays the citizens as nosy and outlandish people, "Of course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer.' But there were still others, older people could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige Poor Emily. Her kinsfolk should come to her.'" In our modern language noblesse oblige is not a word that we have even heard of much less use in everyday diction. Having such a phrase brings about a sense of traditional language since noblesse oblige was a phrase often used in a society with aristocrats where there was a gap between the high class and low class. The community only gossiped about Miss Emily, but they have yet to discover who she really is. They gossip as if they know her and are concerned about her well