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    1. Some people who want to get revenge often go to extents even to cheat people through hypocrisy. . "The Cask of Amontillado" recounts the last meeting between two aristocratic gentlemen‚ the narrator Montresor and the wine connoisseur Fortunato. While Fortunato remains joyful ignorant of Montresor’s true intentions for most of the story‚ the visible pleasure Montresor takes in relating his story‚ proudly recalling every detail fifty years after the fact‚ suggests a state of mind free of remorse

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    Name: Robert Works Date: 2/13/15 Teacher: Mrs. Sara Smith Class: English Comp II A Readers Interruption of “A Rose for Emily” In the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily” we are presented with a unique narration method by William Faulkner. old lady who is rejected by society. We learn about the main character Miss. Emily through a collective point of view from many sources. Throughout the story the each narrator only has a partial point of view which tends to lead the reader into feeling that the entire

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    A Rose for Emily The chilling tale of “A Rose for Emily‚” is not one that is forgotten easily. “A Rose for Emily‚” was William Faulkner’s first attempt at a short story and was written in 1931. This morbid tale recounts the tragic life of Emily Grierson. Faulkner’s southern upbringing‚ the Great Depression‚ and the Civil War have significantly impacted the story and paralleled with the resistance to change in the South. Faulkner was born in 1897 in New Albany‚ Mississippi. Faulkner’s family

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    from village he has been living in years. “A rose for Emily” is one of his major works. Faulkner respectively uses ingenious ways to present his story of horror. He leaves the reader feel Emily Grierson is a pitiful heroine because she always refused to adapt to the changing times and therefore led an unfulfilled and lonely life. B. Research objective(s) In this research paper ‚ I will analyze : * Use symbolism of Faulkner to signify Miss Emily clinging too closely to the past * Emily’s

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    A Rose for Emily‚ Reader Response Critique Using reader response criticism‚ the reader can analyze William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily through characters‚ action‚ and secrets or hidden meanings. The reader can analyze a lot about A Rose for Emily through the characters and make many connections to them and the story. For example‚ for a period of the story William Faulkner described Emily’s appearance as “bloated‚ like a body long submerged in motionless water and of that pallid hue”. This appearance

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    Criticizing “A Rose for Emily” Although it is only six pages long ‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner has gained a lot of attention from critics. The story has been interpreted in numerous ways. Myself I consider the story to be very interesting as well as complex if you are a reader who tends to drift off in thought as I do. I consider the story to be a horror story in a way with a surprising twist. William Faulkner has written a lot of stories and out of the ones I have read this has to be

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    In a Rose for Emily‚ William Faulkner uses a variety of imagery and flashbacks to show the kind of woman Miss Emily is. The towns’ people all know of her based off their accounts and what they have heard of her home. Miss Emily was created to be an exceptional female figure. Feminists have fought for the right of women to be free from the old social restraints which have been in place for so long. A feminist believes a woman should be strong and independent. In some ways the main character‚ Emily

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    Literary Analysis for “A Rose for Emily” Sometimes a Rose is Not a Rose: A Literary Analysis of “A Rose for Emily” In the short story “A Rose for Emily”‚ written by William Faulkner‚ the negative impact of Emily’s upbringing by an overprotective father‚ leads to incredible pattern in her life and the obvious mental illness that takes over as she not so graciously ages. While written in five sections‚ the first and last section is written in present time‚ and the three middle sections

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    Scattered Thoughts “A Rose for Emily” is an intriguing novel that engages the attention of all audiences because of the creative writing style of William Faulkner. Faulkner uses a means of foreshadowing‚ suspense‚ and flashback to form the plot of “A Rose for Emily” by strategically sequencing the elements together. Enough foreshadowing is provided in order to understand the overall setting and character of Emily‚ but not so much as to as to give away the surprise ending. Faulkner’s ordering of

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    A Rose for Emily In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” the focus is on Miss Emily and her Southern upbringing. In the South during Miss Emily’s life time for a woman not to be married was socially unacceptable. In Southern society during this time‚ and even today‚ it was encouraged and believed that to be happy it was necessary for one to be married. Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is a classic example of Southern literature because of the importance of family‚ community‚ religion

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