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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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    Symbols in "A Rose for Emily" In the short story "A Rose for Emily"‚ by William Faulkner‚ symbolism is used frequently to show insight to hidden meanings in the story. Faulkner uses a rose to symbolize love and secrecy. Emily ’s house is also used to symbolize Emily as a monument‚ alienation‚ and death. Lastly‚ the strand of hair left on the pillow symbolizes love lost and a life of decay. The rose is a symbol for love. In the story‚ Homer is the "rose" or love for Emily. Emily ’s father

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    Hand preference developing  Climbs into things  Can help undress  Awkward with small objects  Unsteady  Rotates‚ fits objects Age-related Psychosocial Traits and Skills Three Year Old  Likes to Please  Very active imagination- likes stories  Closely attached to parent  Jealous  Plays “animal”  Avid “me-tooer”  Wants to please adults‚ conform Mental Development of 3 year olds  Alert‚ excited‚ curious  Names and matches simple colors  Moves and talks at the same time  ATTENTION

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    Farah Khawar Professor Brown English 131- Section 12 24 November 2014 “The Story of an Hour” Literary Analysis Essay Kate Chopin had many great works that many readers enjoyed reading because of her distinctive use of literary elements that would capture her reader’s attention instantly throughout the story. Amongst many of Kate Chopin’s most impressive works is the short story titled “The Story of an Hour”. Her short story portrays the importance of using literary affects to convey an overall astonishing

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    on the Present “A Rose for Emily”‚ by William Faulkner and “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson are both short stories that deal with conflict from either the community or individually. Faulkner hints us readers the main conflict in “A Rose for Emily” is not only Emily but other characters in this short story. For “The Lottery”‚ Jackson hints the readers the conflict is more on the social side meaning the community or society not only the main characters. But the main comparisons between these two short

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    Annotated Bibliography Literary Analysis of “A Rose for Emily” Brett Wenzel Writing for College Mrs. Paucek April 5‚ 2013 Annotated Bibliography Summary Analysis Planning Thomas Dilworth Melczarek‚ Nick. "Narrative Motivation In Faulkner’s A ROSE FOR EMILY." Explicator 67.4 (2009): 237-243. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Mar. This summary of this analysis is good because they did analysis of “A Rose for Emily”. They did use much info for the Faulkner and was very useful

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    person feels for you. Like in the story a rose for Emily there were many symbols that meant a lot of things. Like the rose meant love that miss Emily had for Homer Barron also another example was Tobe he meant slavery because he was a negro. In the short story a rose for Emily there was a young lady named Emily her father

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    Emily ’s Diagnosis As we read William Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily” we are introduced to the main character or the protagonist Miss Emily Grierson and the fact she had just died. As the story is read it gives clues as to Miss Emily’s mental problems. The reader gains light of her background and sees her mental instability after her father dies. They learn Miss Emily has withdrawn into her own world of delusion and fantasy. Mental problems start to show in Miss Emily when after her father

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    Faulkner “A Rose for Emily’’ we think about who is Emily‚ what does the rose symbolizes‚ and most of all who is the narrator. Throughout most of Faulkner’s story for me as a reader I wanted to figure that out. In the beginning Emily is presented as a woman who grew up wealthy never having to worry about anything. But over time things changed after her father’s death. Later on‚ Emily never really takes notice of the present. She never really got over being under her father’s wing. Emily became

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    Later in this gothic story Emily Grierson dies (ultimately where the story begins)‚ “our whole town went to her funeral” (Faulkner‚ 52). Few people had seen the inside of her house in the last decade. Once they buried Emily they quickly opened the upstairs‚ “which no one had seen in forty years” (Faulkner‚ 58). When the door was opened they found Homer Barron lying on the bed‚ decaying. Surrounded in a room full of unworn‚ unused wedding memorabilia. On the bed beside him was an impression of where

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