YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
Essays 61 - 90
and we do see a wonderful complexity that is both subtle and descriptive. We see this in the opening sentence, which is seems to b...
extent to which she, as an unchanging artifact of her own times, is overpowered by death despite struggling against it at all poin...
ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...
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...
This paper discusses the character of Emily in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.' This five page paper has no outside referen...
pertinent thematic statement about social conditions in the old South; namely, that the reliance upon a superficial standard of mo...
that she did not have the wherewithal to match the experience of the opposing gender. It can be argued that the very first words ...
in the midst of an otherwise modern cityscape. In this manner, Emilys eventual psychological breakdown which leads to her murderin...
each. An allegory, while closely associated with symbols or symbolism, is a unique literary element in that everything within the...
did not try to respect her or help her, indicating they merely thought she was odd. No one bothered to try to understand her neces...
the author and his works this short story holds a deeper and more historical position. In relationship to the story itself, anot...
that a womans association with a man is what defined women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, Emily was le...
the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...
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 ...
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...
flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...
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...
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...
did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...
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...
(Faulkner). In the story of Miss Brill one does not see her as a tradition of the people, a sort of monument to an Old South bec...
This paper consists of six pages examines William Faulkner's life and the themes of life and death that abound in his novel The So...
In five pages this paper examines the themes featured in William Faulkner's short stories 'Dry September,' 'The Bear,' and 'A Rose...
content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...
late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...
This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...
In eight pages this paper discusses how Southern life, history and geography are depicted in the short stories 'A Rose for Emily,'...