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    A rose’s elegance and beauty is a powerful symbol in which the meaning of love is concealed when receiving one. In William Faulkner’s‚ “A Rose for Emily”‚ finding love is a problem for Miss Emily due to her father’s resentment of her ever finding a man. My overall response to this narrative consists of pity and understanding to start off‚ and with an unsurprising reaction at the end. Considering Emily’s role within the short story‚ the author intended the reader to put themselves in the townspeople’s

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    Reader Response Criticism: William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” “A Rose for Emily” was written in first person point of view. The narrator is never given a name‚ but it is apparent to the reader that the narrator is one of the townspeople. This is evident in the opening of the story when the narrator exposits that‚ “our whole town went to her funeral” (Faulkner‚ “Rose” 90). This story tells the tale of Miss Emily Grierson in psychological order‚ beginning with her funeral (as a flashback) and

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    In "A Rose For Emily" William Faulkner describes Emily Grierson and her isolation. Emily lost her father‚ and after her fathers death‚ she holds on to Homer Barron and doesn’t want to let him go. Her father‚ Homer‚ and the community all play part of her isolation. Emily is so stubborn and unwilling to accept change and that keeps her isolated. First of all‚ Emily’s relationship with her father was not the best. Her father cut her off from all social contact and courtship which ruined her life‚ "that

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    William Cuthbert Faulkner was a prominent figure to American literature in the twentieth-century. William Faulkner was a writer‚ a poet‚ an American novelist‚ play writer‚ and essayist. He is a legendary figure‚ not only for Southern writers‚ but for writers throughout the world. Faulkner wrote many popular novels and short stories through out his life time. Faulkner’s life had an impact on his art of writing and his particular style of writing can be seen throughout many of his works.   William

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    Emily Grierson‚ who is the last of her wealthy upper class family. From there the story is told in a random series of events to give the reader hints of Emily’s surprising secret. Emily’s resistance to change causes a theme of decay that affects every aspect of her life. In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily‚” Emily’s arrogance‚ reclusiveness‚ and possessiveness demonstrate her refusal to adapt to the present. One of the characteristics that prevents Emily from adapting to the present

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    In William Faulker’s shorty story “Barn Burning” they story is narrated about a father name Abner Snopes and his son name Sarty Snopes. Sarty finds out that his dad has been responsible for burning down barns when he has a conflict with others. His father words are used to manipulate and instill fear on Sarty. "You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain’t going to have any blood to stick to you."(Faulkners 1938). This is one example of words that are used to get Sarty

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    "Murder is born of love‚ and love attains the greatest intensity in murder." A Rose for Emily was a short story written by William Faulkner in 1929. In Faulkner’s story‚ he depicts Emily Grierson as a southerner who poisoned and killed her lover‚ Homer Barron. Homer was a northerner whom Emily fell deeply in love with. As the story progresses‚ Faulkner goes into details about the occurrences‚ influences‚ and conditions which lead Miss Emily to kill Homer Barron. Emily’s decision to take the life

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    The desperation of Emily Grierson In “A Rose for Emily‚” William Faulkner tells the story of Miss Emily‚ an aristocratic woman that is greatly respected by people of the town in Jefferson‚ Yoknapatawpha County‚ Mississippi. People look at her as “a tradition‚ a duty‚” and a “monument.” The story starts off sorrowfully at Emily’s funeral‚ but ends up terrifyingly when people discover her unspeakable secret. She poisons Homer Barron. She even keeps his rotting corpse on her bed and sleeps

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    The Old South has a lot of hatred. This hatred is seen through the rich and poor‚ north and south‚ and through generations of families. William Faulkner’s‚ “Barn Burning” illustrates many of these feelings. Sarty Snopes is the son of Abner Snopes. Abner Snopes is a brutal and demanding father. Abner is a victim of the poor south and The Civil War. Benjamin DeMott writes‚” together with the ignorance and brutality in Abner Snopes‚ there is a ferocious‚ primitive undeceivedness in his reading

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    In the novel As I Lay Dying‚ William Faulkner introduces the Bundrens‚ a poor southern family who sets forth on a journey on behalf of their mother‚ Addie Bundren‚ who requested to be buried in Jefferson. Although the novel appears to be optimistic it can be argued to be pessimistic in nature. As the family’s expedition comes to an end three out of the seven family members are able to obtain their wishes for coming to Jefferson. The three family members are Vardaman‚ the youngest child‚ Anse‚

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