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    許景翔 01121123 class A Introduction to English and American Literature‚ Tue 78 Professor: Grace Ma Paper: A Rose For Emily Dec‚ 04‚ 2012 The Analysis of Miss Emily’s Temperament and Background It was a conservative at that time. According to the plot in this story we can tell” Dammit‚ sir‚ will you accuse a lady to her face of smelling bad?”(The Norton introduction to literature. W.W Norton & Company‚ Inc. p.393) On regular cases‚ it was impossible that our neighbor be

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    people who have difficulties moving on are the ones who do not like change. In the story‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ a woman named Emily Grierson has a difficult time moving on. She mentally lives in the past and in result to that‚ she isolates herself from the modern world and refuses to take part of any new ideas that have been created over time. Examples in the story that demonstrates that Emily is stuck in the past‚ includes her home‚ refusing to pay her taxes‚ and refusing to get a

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    Isolation: A Rose For Emily The human being is a social creature who depends on others and cannot live by himself. People depend on each other to achieve that happiness that every human being desires. William Faulkner an American writer wrote a story called “A Rose For Emily” in which he talks about a noble women and how she is isolated from her society. Although Faulkner does not present this idea in a clear sentence that directly indicates that‚ he implies this idea through the story. Emily is isolated

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    Aaron Kleinschmidt Professor Nicholas EN111 2/19/13 In the short story “A Rose for Emily” there is a unique type of narration used to show the events that take place in Miss Emily’s lifetime. Throughout the story the narrator bases their narration on a “we” perspective as though speaking for all of the townspeople. This is necessary in order to get the same feeling that you get throughout the story with all of the facts provided. By using the perspective of all the townspeople‚ the narrator

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    CRITICAL PAPER: Point of View and Theme Analysis “A Rose for Emily” By: William Faulkner In the story of “A Rose for Emily”‚ a kind of point of view that is used was first point of view of multiple characters where the narrator is one of the characters in the story. The multiple characters narrate the actions of a group of characters while never referring to a “me” and only to a “we” of the group. It was evident that the narrator was one of the townspeople who were very objective in presenting

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    A rose for emily

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    In “A Rose for Emily‚” the structure of the story is one that typically does not appear in many stories. It starts off with the ending which eventually leads to what really happened to Miss Emily. This story is surrounded around the ideas and visions of someone that lives in the town. It lets us know of what the people in the town thought of Miss Emily‚ and the things she was going through. The structure also does not follow a chronological order which plays out like that of a detective story. Also

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    Faulkner’s A ROSE FOR EMILY The possible meanings of both the title and the chronology of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” have been debated for years. What is not under debate‚ however‚ is that the chronology deliberately manipulates and delays the reader’s final judgment of Emily Grierson by altering the evidence. In other words‚ what the chronology does is as important as when the events actually take place. In the same way‚ what the title does reveals as much as the debate over

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    "A Rose for Emily": A Review In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner‚ we see how past events effect the main character Miss Emily‚ especially her mental state. She seems to live in a sort of fantasy world where death has no real meaning. Miss Emily refuses to accept or even recognize‚ the death of her father or that of Colonel Satoris. She does not want to acknowledge the fact that the world around her was changing therefore Miss Emily surrounds herself with death. What Faulkner tries

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    characters in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner can relate to the characters in Plato’s “Myth of the Cave”. Both stories seem to not share any similarities at first glance‚ especially in regards to their settings and plots. However‚ the similarity of both stories lies within the characters. In both stories‚ the characters experience a sort of self-inflicted isolation. The state of unknowingly separating themselves from the outside world is a common trait shared between the prisoners and Emily. In Plato’s

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    Emily Grierson‚ referred to as Miss Emily throughout the story‚ is the main character of ’A Rose for Emily‚’ written by William Faulkner. Emily is born to a proud‚ aristocratic family sometime during the Civil War; Miss Emily used to live with her father and servants‚ in a big decorated house. The Grierson Family considers themselves superior than other people of the town. According to Miss Emily’s father none of the young boys were suitable for Miss Emily. Due to this attitude of Miss Emily’s father

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