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such. We had long thought of them as a tableau, Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled sil...

oppressed. Later in the story the reader learns of how Emily was not allowed to have male suitors and how her only responsibilit...

of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...

secrets are inferred. That her father suppressed her sexuality and thwarted her womans life is clearly stated. The town assumes t...

her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...

the author and his works this short story holds a deeper and more historical position. In relationship to the story itself, anot...

pertinent thematic statement about social conditions in the old South; namely, that the reliance upon a superficial standard of mo...

While this may be one way of looking at the story, and the character of Emily, it seems to lack strength in light of the fact that...

This paper compares the literary criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner by Ray B. West Jr. in 'Atmosphere and Theme i...

that a womans association with a man is what defined women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, Emily was le...

And, it is in this essentially foundation of control that we see who Emily is and see how she is clearly intimidated by these male...

the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...

flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...

is also presented in a manner that makes the reader see what a sad and lonely life she has likely led. This is generally inferred ...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

to admit for three days that he was dead. The narrator says, "We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. W...

This paper discusses the character of Emily in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.' This five page paper has no outside referen...

In five pages this paper examines how gender conditions controlled the protagonist Emily in Faulkner's short story with reference ...

In six pages this paper discusses the profound impact of the culture of the American South upon Emily Grierson in the short story ...

In seven pages this paper examines how the social oppression of Southern women is represented through the constrictions Emily stil...

she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...

late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...

deathly lit environment gives the mention of rose a very sad and lonely tone. While people may, at first, immediately think the ...

great deal of literature there is a foundation that is laid in relationship to a community. The community is a part of the setting...

literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...

had died, the reader recognizes that Emily must always live in that Old South because of her father and his demands. But, at the s...

he will bring the excitement back into her life. When she gives him a cutting from her prized mums to give to another woman (its a...

the narrator another instance where the town was concerned about Miss Emily and her home, which was over a smell, an awful smell o...

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

time reader knows the story may move on logically from her death to another consecutive event. However, after a couple of paragr...