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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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    Jose Gomez Professor Martinez ENC1102 21 January 2018 Response to “A Rose For Emily” In Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily” points out that unlike todays life style where people can go out and find potential suitors‚ women were expected to get married young and take care of the household. Unlike the women in the story‚ women can go to college and find successful jobs. They can support themselves‚ while being single‚ without the expectations of a man to take care of them. Back then women did not have these

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    In “A Rose for Emily‚” William Faulkner utilizes multiple characters to portray different spiritual beings. The three main characters are Miss Emily‚ Tobe‚ and Homer Barron‚ and they are constantly scrutinized by the community. Emily’s house is described as having a “stubborn and coquettish decay‚” meaning it as a peculiar aspect of fascination to others (253). In this way‚ it is similar to God’s house (heaven) in that the people are strangely attracted to it. Additionally‚ Tobe constantly tends

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    Brockel Brockel1 Dr. Robert Janusko English 2 19 February 201 Foreshadowing There are many ways that a reader can be prepared for the ending of a story‚ “The Lottery” and “A Rose for Emily” are two very grueling short stories with a long suspense and a similar plot. The narrator’s stance in “A Rose for Emily” was first-person observer‚ which is defined as a single character point of view in which the narrator was is not involved with the story and the narrator’s

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    A Rose for Emily In “ A Rose for Emily”‚ by William FaulknerEmily Grierson faces many tribulations in her life. Every aspect of her life is deteriorating and death is a main factor in this. As time begins to fade so does every part of Emily; her appearance‚ her family‚ her friends‚ and eventually herself. Emily’s relationship with her father is more involved than any other father daughter relationship. After his death Emily’s life begins to spiral out of control and nothing is the same ever

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    Symbolism means for me objects or facts in the story “A Rose for Emily” characters are in this story. Emily was always trying to fine a happy life‚ and her father was trying to like scare ever guy that come to the house. Symbolisms are meanest in the story as mean objects are giving like the house‚ roseEmily hair‚ and gray hair. A symbolism for me is like family staying together as one chine‚ as my dear mother told me “family matters more than anything in the world‚ family going to be here no matter

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    According to the Marxist criticism theory‚ Marxism gives us individuals a meaningful way to understand history and current events. The Marxism theory focuses its attention on that the real forces that create human experiences are the economic systems that structure human societies. This theory centers on the economic realities of human culture so that it may be understood properly. Marxists believe that getting and keeping economic power is the motive behind all social and political activities such

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    A Rose for Emily (Rose for short after) is a short story by the American author William Faulkner first published on April 30‚ 1930. Faulkner is considered a fine practitioner of the short-story form. His other short story collections are well recognized‚ such as These Thirteen (1931)‚ Doctor Martino and Other Stories (1934)‚ Go Down‚ Moses and Other Stories (1942)‚ and Knight’s Gambit (1949). The popularity of the story -Rose- is due in no small part to its gruesome ending. Miss Emily Grierson

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    Very often in literature‚ authors will use many techniques to show the chosen theme of the story. In "A Rose for Emily"‚ by William Faulkner‚ he uses the element of setting to help explain his ideas and the necrophilia of the main character. The term "necrophilia" is described by wikipedia.com as "an inordinate desire to control another person‚ usually in the context of a romantic or interpersonal relationship; the accusation is that the person is so interpersonally controlling as to be better-suited

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    In William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily"‚ he writes a story that occurs in the fictitious town of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. The story begins with a narrator discussing a woman who died in her old age‚ and how her life impacted a community. The narrator states in the story that Miss Emily‚ through her family history‚ places herself above the other members of her community. He also says that she considered herself to be above the law. When her beau‚ Homer Baron disappears‚ everyone in town believes that

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