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    Using “A Rose for Emily” and “A Sorrowful Woman” I will use psychological strategies to comment how the strategy is used to understand the motives of characters and develop their stories. There are many different ways to approach a piece of literature. A good way to start is to get an understanding of the piece. There are different strategies to reading drama‚ fiction‚ and poetry. Each of the strategies are there to enhance your understanding of the piece by discussing a particular part of it

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    “A Rose for Emily” By William Faulkner Questions for Preparing: 1. How does Faulkner handle the time in his narration of the story? Please fill the following diagram with the given events according to the sequence of the text order. the disappearance of Homer Barron‚ the funeral‚ the problem of the smell‚ the death of the father‚ the purchase of the poison‚ the visitation of the two cousins‚ the reason for the two cousins’ visit‚ the purchase of man’s things‚ the visitation of the deputation

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    Charles Dickens Miss Havisham and William Faulkner’s Miss Emily attributed an analogy in respect of the mysterious as well as miserable life they lead. Despite the fact that both memorable characters are created in dissimilar periods and by different writers‚ shared fundamental similarities. This comparative study is not only focusing on the common plights‚ conflicts and circumstances‚ but also.examine the contrasting points of their lives. The writers effectively used the description of physical

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    and he’s basically going through the puberty stage of development. He’s obsessed with his friends older sister but he has never spoken to her before. When describing her he says “Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little of the future. I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not

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    The stories "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson portray the same theme. The story "A Rose for Emily" is about a woman who was antisocial and her town found it strange. "The Lottery" was about a lottery that was held in a town that had a population of 300 people. The winner of the lottery would die in order for their God to give them a good year of crops. These stories show how people have their own thoughts that society finds unusual. Irony occurs a various

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    of Homer and Miss Emily grew. Those rumors were soon halted however. Homer stopped by the Grierson’s archaic house late one night and was invited in. That was the last time anyone saw him. Miss Emily seemed depressed‚ for she would not leave her house. She had fallen out of love and into a pit of despair and loneliness. The sadness was evident in her appearance. She wore nothing but black‚ her hair was never combed‚ and her eyes seemed to be just black holes within her skull. Miss Emily no longer held

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    “When Miss Emily Grierson died‚ our whole town went to her funeral the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument” This part of the poem sounds as the men only went to the funeral out of respect for Mrs. Emily. The women went just so they could have a glimpse of the inside of her home “ The women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house” . This story was written in 1930 but in 1863 is when Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation of Proclamation that stated all

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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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    example‚ the men in town valued their position in the town. This helps readers understand the motivations‚ actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town. For example‚ a man‚ during this time period‚ valued how women carried themselves. He expected a standard of decency from his wife because he saw her as a possession and‚ therefore‚ a refection on him. Miss Emily’s relationship with Homer Barron was frowned upon because the society’s view of classism forbade a person like

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    “A Rose for Emily” to leave the reader amazed. Two literary devices that helped shape the overall feeling of “A Rose for Emily” are imagery and foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is used variety times throughout the story. Faulkner add suspects to the character by her memorization lost in time. Isolation is a impact that is caused by Miss. Emily action and choices she makes throughout life. Another serious impact in Miss. Emily life is abandonment by her family and love ones. In “A Rose for Emily”‚ Faulkner

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