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    Language and Literature IB Y1 04 September 2012 Word Count: 1087 The Consciousness of Symbolism in “A Rose For Emily” “Then we noticed that in the second pillow was the indentation of a head. One of us lifted something from it‚ and leaning forward‚ that faint and invisible dust dry and acrid in the nostrils‚ we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair” read the last lines of “A Rose for Emily”‚ a short story written by the American author and Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner‚ published in 1931

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    think that this means that was a symbol of Myop giving up her youthfulness and her innocence to the world. I feel like as soon as she saw what happened to African Americans she then realized how cruel this world can actually be. In the story “ A Rose For Emily” ‚ I believe is more than just one symbols. Emily’s

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    Over the course of Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”‚ Miss Emily’s unpredictable and quirky behavior aroused a sense of curiosity amongst the readers. The readers‚ much like the townspeople in the story‚ are left wondering the cause of Miss Emily’s behavior. It could easily be inferred that Miss Emily experienced a mental disease. After evaluating her symptoms in this short story‚ it can be supported that Miss Emily suffered from schizophrenia. “Schizophrenia is a serious disorder‚ which affects how

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    “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (1930) Emily was found crazy‚ by her over reaction to her fathers death and her man fleeing‚ left alone with nothing but her house. At first she said that her father didn’t die‚ which the town for the town people seem kind of ok reaction. After a while started to never come out of the house and these people where worried about her and her depression and poor her‚ etc; but no one seemed to do anything about it. But when the house became grotesque of dust and

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    The Components of The Plot In William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" there are numerous aspects of the plot that can be explored. The use of conflict‚ foreshadowing‚ and flashbacks throughout the story form the plot along with its characters. The plot’s stages can be traced throughout the story. The start and end of the exposition‚ climax‚ and resolution can be identified. There is also a protagonist and a few antagonists in this story. The story is based on the life of a southern woman and the

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    element when he mentions Odysseus’ name at line 15 with "Were safely back home. Only Odysseus..." (Homer‚ 1). Homer uses patronymics when he mentions "Then came the ghost of Achilles‚ son of Peleus" (Homer‚ 172). Dialogues are conversations between two or more people. This is presented when Belle comes back to save Beast and then confesses her love to him before the last petal of the rose fell‚ which leads to breaking his curse. The Odyssey shows this with Odysseus’ conversation with Athena about his

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    Eduardo Leon 5.4 Respond to the following in complete‚ well-developed sentences. 1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? 
uncovering the horrible working conditions for the people working in the meat industries. Americans later demanded for better working conditions. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? The pure food and

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    In the short story “A Rose For Emily‚” by William Faulkner‚ Miss Emily Grierson is a woman who grew up in a well-privileged and respected family from the South raised by a very strict father. In the story‚ the affects of the death of her father are revealed leading her to be unsocial and hardly ever seen in town until a Northern man‚ Homer Barron‚ comes into town. Emily and Homer have a romantic relationship that surprises everyone around town especially since her father would not approve of them

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    The story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is about the life of a woman who lived a very sheltered life. When we examine Emily Grierson’s life in the story‚ it is evident that she had few acquaintances in her town. Her family was constantly criticized and being watched to see what would happen next. A key theme noted in the story is isolation. From the isolation in Miss Emily’s life comes hereditary mental illness. This isolation began from her father’s influence‚ social status‚ and traditions

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    Device Quote Function Imagery/Simile/Hyperbole “Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery‚ for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.” When the author compares Tjaden to a rake‚ it makes the readers realize how thin he really is. This quote makes the reader imagine a rake and how it relates to the character. Conflict (external; man vs. man) “Eighty men can’t have what is meant for a hundred and fifty... I don’t care about the stew‚ but I can only issue rations for eighty men.” The men are starving

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