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    A Rose for Emily Faulkner used many different symbols in this story to explain how much time had passed‚ or when the last time something was seen or used. Such as the Aldermen came to visit Miss Emily “When the Negro opened the blinds of one window‚ they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down‚ a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs‚ spinning with slow motes in the single sunray.” (second paragraph‚ William Faulkner‚ 1930) This symbol shows us that Miss Emily doesn’t

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    “A Rose for Emily” is a very interesting short story my William Faulkner. His characters and way with words really is what makes the story . Emily is alone‚ for the most part‚ throughout her whole life. Her dad died during the story. She had her love‚ Homer Barron‚ that didn’t love her. Emily really was stuck in the past with her thoughts and feelings according to the way the towns person decided to tell it. The setting is what really had a lot to do with this story.According to the article “what

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    Wallpaper” and “A Rose for Emily” by the use of isolation‚setting‚ and killing of loved ones.In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a gothic suspense story.In a mansion in the middle of nowhere where a woman is suffering postpartum depression and John (her husband) is her doctor.She is at a mansion by herself or lock in her room and as more time passes‚ she is getting worse.In the same way as in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is a southern gothic story where Emily Grierson is

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    Humanizing Morally Reprehensible Characters: Finding Sympathy for Protagonists in “A Rose for Emily” and “The Country Husband” Typically‚ readers have a difficult time rooting for or even sympathizing with characters who engage in behavior which is considered deviant or morally wrong. Two writers who challenge readers to find fallible and immoral characters sympathetic are John Cheever and William Faulkner. In John Cheever’s‚ “The Country Husband”‚ the reader truly sympathizes for Francis Weed

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    Comparing the Setting of “Barn Burning” to that of “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner has written some of the most unique novels and short stories of any author‚ and‚ to this day‚ his stories continue to be enjoyed by many. Both “Barn Burning” and “A Rose for Emily” tell about the life of southern people and their struggles with society‚ but Faulkner used the dramatic settings of these two stories to create a mood unlike any other and make the audience feel like they too were a part of these southern

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    Prose Analysis “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner The two female cousins came at once. They held the funeral on the second day‚ with the town coming to look at Miss Emily beneath a mass of bought flowers‚ with the crayon face of her father musing profoundly above the bier and the ladies sibilant and macabre; and the very old men --some in their brushed Confederate uniforms--on the porch and the lawn‚ talking of Miss Emily as if she had been a contemporary of theirs‚ believing that they had

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    In William Faulkner’s short story "A rose for Emily"‚ a series of literary elements were used to effectively create the themes. In "A rose for Emily"‚ the main theme happens to be the search for love and security. Mr. Faulkner’s uses of literary elements were brilliant and played a vital role in the stories general setup‚ bringing light to the issue that arise when a young woman struggle to find love in an alien environment. Symbolism is the main factor in understanding of the theme of the story

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    A well-written story has a different meaning to every individual. The image that one creates is distinct based upon the interpretation of narration that the author presents. The characters of the story connect to the reader to provide resonant personal significance. The application of words in the story that the author organizes gives the readers unique perspective of the fictional character’s life. The adventures and the challenges that the characters’ battle bridges the realistic and the fictional

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    A Rose for Emily and Her Conflicts In this story‚ the narrator is the townspeople of Jefferson. Emily Grierson was sort of like a mystery to the townspeople throughout the story. She was sort of a secluded kind of person. She lived in a decaying house that used to be white‚ but now has a sort of off color. Emily in her early childhood struggled with the approval from her father. Her father every time would force every man who was interested in her or possibly loved her away for what seems in most

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    William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is a story of love. By the end of the story‚ readers become aware of the true irony of the story. There are a variety of literary devices in the story‚ all of which contain different meanings and help readers better understand the irony. Because Emily loved Homer so much‚ she killed him so he wouldn’t “leave” her. The reality is Homer is actually gone‚ because he is dead. Ultimately‚ William Faulkner uses symbolism‚ imagery‚ and flashbacks to tell the ironic

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